PugJesus@lemmy.worldM to History Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agoBest time for it, honestlylemmy.worldimagemessage-square15fedilinkarrow-up1253arrow-down13
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minus-squarefrog@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up25·4 days ago He was dissatisfied with abolitionist pacifism, saying of pacifists, “These men are all talk. What we need is action—action!” I started reading his Wiki page. Bro, this guy is the most badass guy before the US Civil War even started.
minus-squarePugJesus@lemmy.worldOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up24·4 days agoHe was widely considered a martyr in the antislavery North, and his attempt to start a slave rebellion in Virginia is often considered one of the causes (or aggravating triggers, if one prefers) of the Civil War. His soul goes marching on!
minus-squarefrog@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3 days agoThank you for the info and for posting. I’m gonna memorize that song.
I started reading his Wiki page. Bro, this guy is the most badass guy before the US Civil War even started.
He was widely considered a martyr in the antislavery North, and his attempt to start a slave rebellion in Virginia is often considered one of the causes (or aggravating triggers, if one prefers) of the Civil War.
His soul goes marching on!
Thank you for the info and for posting. I’m gonna memorize that song.