• PugJesus@lemmy.worldOPM
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    3 days ago

    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!

    • frog@feddit.uk
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      3 days ago

      Thank you for the info and for posting. I’m gonna memorize that song.