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spazzmann

(748 posts) Sun Jun 2, 2013, 08:40 AM Jun 2013

Today in Peace and Justice history on June 2, 1863 

 Abolitionist and former slave James Montgomery led 300 African-American troops of the Union Army's 2nd South Carolina Volunteers on a raid of plantations along the Combahee River. Meanwhile, backed by three gunboats, Harriet Tubman's forces set fire to the plantations and freed 750 slaves. http://bit.ly/11Nr74i

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Today in Peace and Justice history on June 2, 1863  (Original Post) spazzmann Jun 2013 OP

There are few things in this world harder to forgive Zorra Jun 2013 #1

Zorra

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1. There are few things in this world harder to forgive

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Sun Jun 2, 2013, 08:51 AM

Jun 2013

than the people who owned you.

I imagine there was some serious vengeance driving those troops.

Thanks, spazzman.

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