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[–] [email protected] 25 points 4 days ago (4 children)
[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 days ago

A close friend of Thomas Jefferson, with whom he shared ideals of human rights, Kościuszko wrote a will in 1798, dedicating his U.S. assets to the education and freedom of the U.S. slaves.

What a guy. Will was never executed, but he tried

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