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Shell_Seas

(3,331 posts) Tue Jul 14, 2020, 04:30 PM Jul 2020

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Robert E. Lee's Black Brother, Alfred

A little while back, I was searching through an old newspaper from 1868. I came across this old news article, which acknowledged the existence of Robert E. Lee's black brother, Alfred.

https://medium.com/@michelle.tx/robert-e-lees-black-brother-alfred-98f331930247

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Robert E. Lee's Black Brother, Alfred (Original Post) Shell_Seas Jul 2020 OP

Does he have a gap in his teeth? lame54 Jul 2020 #1

LOL, did Robert E. Lee? Shell_Seas Jul 2020 #2

No, but Alfred E. Neuman does lame54 Jul 2020 #3

The lemonade guy? Shell_Seas Jul 2020 #4

Are you being serious?... lame54 Jul 2020 #5

These must indeed be the end times, the collapse of civilization as we remember it. nt JustABozoOnThisBus Jul 2020 #9

this guy Champion Jack Jul 2020 #6

This should be a good link. Thanks. This is interesting. underpants Jul 2020 #7

Now that's what you call falling down a rabbit hole. Nevilledog Jul 2020 #8

I do that way too much. Shell_Seas Jul 2020 #10

lame54

(35,281 posts)

1. Does he have a gap in his teeth?

Reply to Shell_Seas (Original post)

Tue Jul 14, 2020, 04:37 PM

Jul 2020

Shell_Seas

(3,331 posts)

2. LOL, did Robert E. Lee?

Reply to lame54 (Reply #1)

Tue Jul 14, 2020, 04:38 PM

Jul 2020

IDK, no pictures of him.

lame54

(35,281 posts)

3. No, but Alfred E. Neuman does

Reply to Shell_Seas (Reply #2)

Tue Jul 14, 2020, 04:41 PM

Jul 2020

Shell_Seas

(3,331 posts)

4. The lemonade guy?

Reply to lame54 (Reply #3)

Tue Jul 14, 2020, 04:42 PM

Jul 2020

lame54

(35,281 posts)

5. Are you being serious?...

Reply to Shell_Seas (Reply #4)

Tue Jul 14, 2020, 04:45 PM

Jul 2020

You dont know who Alfred E. Neuman is?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_E._Neuman

JustABozoOnThisBus

(23,336 posts)

9. These must indeed be the end times, the collapse of civilization as we remember it. nt

Reply to lame54 (Reply #5)

Tue Jul 14, 2020, 05:10 PM

Jul 2020

Champion Jack

(5,378 posts)

6. this guy

Reply to Shell_Seas (Reply #4)

Tue Jul 14, 2020, 04:47 PM

Jul 2020

https://giphy.com/gifs/mad-comics-comic-l2QE34GnlqIPB2hoc

underpants

(182,736 posts)

7. This should be a good link. Thanks. This is interesting.

Reply to Shell_Seas (Original post)

Tue Jul 14, 2020, 04:57 PM

Jul 2020

https://medium.com/@michelle.tx/robert-e-lees-black-brother-alfred-98f331930247

On edit apparently not. Medium has some issues.

Nevilledog

(51,064 posts)

8. Now that's what you call falling down a rabbit hole.

Reply to Shell_Seas (Original post)

Tue Jul 14, 2020, 05:01 PM

Jul 2020

Shell_Seas

(3,331 posts)

10. I do that way too much.

Reply to Nevilledog (Reply #8)

Tue Jul 14, 2020, 05:28 PM

Jul 2020

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