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African American

irisblue

(38,237 posts) Fri Jul 3, 2026, 11:37 AM 5 hrs ago

Under 2 min video

Link to tweet

Welp another history path for me to wander down in the well air conditioned Columbus Metropolitan Library

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The British offered 20,000 slaves in the US Colony freedom if they fought w/them- from twitter (Original Post) irisblue 5 hrs ago OP

(5,354 posts)

1. I always thought that the ancestors should have fought with the British.

Fri Jul 3, 2026, 12:45 PM

4 hrs ago

The commentator’s comment that “…an opportunity to serve their country” was misleading at best, property does not have a country.