Explanation: In the US Civil War, the (initially tepidly, later ardently) antislavery North fought to suppress an uprising by the pro-slavery South, which pronounced itself founded on the eternal ‘truth’ of white supremacy and caste-based slavery. They were crushed, and the supremacy of the North in that conflict led directly to the abolition of chattel slavery and voting rights being extended to Black Americans as the former slaver states were put under military occupation to suppress racist paramilitaries.
Whatever one’s opinions on the rest of America’s history - and much of it is ugly - shooting slavers is something we can all get behind!
When was the last slave freed?
Yes it’s long but it’s worth it
My home town celebrates August 8th because that’s when news of the Emancipation Proclamation reached Paducah KY.
Two months.
Well howdy, neighbor. It’s strange that since joining Lemmy I’ve seen several mentions of places close to where I live, and that’s never happened to me even once on reddit despite using it for years.
Something about the pseudo mid west gives people some hard opinions about the internet for some reason, but I also met a lot of neighbors on Mastodon lol
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OOOOH WAY DOWN SOUTH IN THE LAND OF TRAITORS 🗣🔥
What’s with the Greggs pies?
Meant as apple pies - “As American as apple pie” being a saying in this country.
Despite apple pie being a British food?
our cuisine now
Stolen like the British steal museum artifacts. Have about them apples!
As American as rhubarb crumble!
Originating in the 14th century in England,
Cool facts
Can’t think of a better reason.
JOHN BROWN DID NOTHING WRONG.
John Brown is a hero in this house! o7
HIS SOUL GOES MARCHING ON
Does the guy still make cartoons?
