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The 'Surprising' Pro-Slavery Reason Why George Washington Rejected Black Soldiers During the Revolutionary War (people.com)

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[–] btaf45@midwest.social 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

[Ken Burns six-episode docuseries The American Revolution premieres on PBS Nov. 16]

Darn I missed the first episode.

[–] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

I think they’re free on the pbs website/app

[–] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

lol. If my compatriots spent as much time contemplating the shameful episodes of this country as they did celebrating the good ones we wouldn’t need such silly headlines