Polishness and #BlackLivesMatter – the surreptitious legacy of General Tadeusz Kościuszko

September 28, 2020

The murder of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police, which took place on May 25, 2020, reverberated throughout the world, exemplifying the ongoing systemic injustice against the people of color in the United States. Even amidst the coronavirus pandemic, Floyd’s tragic death took over headlines not only in the US, but progressively also in many other countries all over the world.

Polishness and #BlackLivesMatter – the surreptitious legacy of General Tadeusz Kościuszko WikimediaCommons
File Ko C59 Bciuszko monument Washington DC
The Kościuszko statue in Washington, D.C. – one of the two on which “#BLM’ was written during the protests against police brutality and systemic racial discrimination in the aftermath of George Floyd’s murder
General Tadeusz Kościuszko leading the Polish-Lithuanian troops
General Tadeusz Kościuszko leading the Polish-Lithuanian troops in the uprising against Russia: Battle of Racławice, 1794 – painted by Wojciech Kossak
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