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Originally Posted by noumenal
Yeah, back then negroes stayed in their place.  ?? |
not on my family's watch.
we were the first people to assist in the underground railroad in ohio. in fact, John Brown used to hide out in the barn.
the north (in general) really didn't care about slaves so much as evening out the disparity between labor costs....but some people certainly did care. it's one of the few things my ancestors did that I can be proud of.
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on topic: I've never been to one, but I'd certainly go watch. history is important and a visual representation would certainly go a long way in driving home just how bad it really was for both sides.
***my great-great-uncle (I think that's enough "greats") was General Travis (of alamo fame). I could have had a free-ride at any school in Texas due to him being a "Texas Hero", however that's blood money that I'll never touch.