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Stacey Grove

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16. Any man can make himself a king

Reply to Lydia Leftcoast (Reply #15)

Tue Nov 18, 2025, 04:14 AM

Nov 2025

when he purchases other human beings and owns them like livestock.

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Ken Burns "American Revolution" discussing Washington's slave owning [View all] dflprincess Nov 2025 OP

This is so well done JustAnotherGen Nov 2025 #1

I'm glad he's portraying the founders as the miscreants that they were. BannonsLiver Nov 2025 #2

Miscreants? How about fallible humans who were a product of the times they were living in? Rafi Nov 2025 #18

You read it right - fucking miscreants. BannonsLiver Nov 2025 #19

I don't think Burns would agree per se ITAL Nov 2025 #22

That's great. BannonsLiver Nov 2025 #25

I'm not sure I buy the "they were products of their time" argument when it comes to slavery. Aristus Nov 2025 #20

+1 leftstreet Nov 2025 #23

Some of them reviled slavery misanthrope Nov 2025 #32

John Adams never owned a slave 31st Street Bridge Nov 2025 #34

We are watching it now Tree Lady Nov 2025 #3

I'd hope that Burns respected Temporal historical relativism... WarGamer Nov 2025 #4

There are certain truths that transcend time. DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2025 #7

He's presenting facts that have been ignored for a long time nt dflprincess Nov 2025 #8

Like my husband says Tree Lady Nov 2025 #9

In my role as a historian Historic NY Nov 2025 #26

Slave ownership by the Founding Fathers isn't exactly a secret. Paladin Nov 2025 #24

My thought was the right wingers are gonna hate this. CanonRay Nov 2025 #5

That means it's good 31st Street Bridge Nov 2025 #35

Hey, anyone know, what time do they repeat tonight? (early AM) Jack Valentino Nov 2025 #6

I thought it was tv only Tree Lady Nov 2025 #10

My TV guide says moondust Nov 2025 #11

Thanks, but seems it is already repeating on-air- here at 1:52 EST..... Jack Valentino Nov 2025 #13

Times for documentary Lydia Leftcoast Nov 2025 #14

Streaming Episodes Available Now Tom_Foolery Nov 2025 #17

The slavery mentions moondust Nov 2025 #12

I recall hearing about Patrick Henry Lydia Leftcoast Nov 2025 #15

Any man can make himself a king Stacey Grove Nov 2025 #16

I haven't watched this series yet (I'll binge it later), but... Happy Hoosier Nov 2025 #21

Slavery never stopped GreatGazoo Nov 2025 #27

Washigton did free his slaves by his Will Historic NY Nov 2025 #28

Washington was a complicated character Retrograde Nov 2025 #29

He found it hard not to grant him requests. Historic NY Nov 2025 #31

The more I learned about Virginian Founding Fathers misanthrope Nov 2025 #33

Oh my, I am shocked to learn that the founding comradebillyboy Nov 2025 #30