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[–] PugJesus@piefed.social 59 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Explanation: In the US Civil War, the (initially tepidly, later ardently) antislavery North fought to suppress an uprising by the pro-slavery South, which pronounced itself founded on the eternal 'truth' of white supremacy and caste-based slavery. They were crushed, and the supremacy of the North in that conflict led directly to the abolition of chattel slavery and voting rights being extended to Black Americans as the former slaver states were put under military occupation to suppress racist paramilitaries.

Whatever one's opinions on the rest of America's history - and much of it is ugly - shooting slavers is something we can all get behind!

[–] drcobaltjedi@programming.dev 9 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)
[–] nagaram@startrek.website 5 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

My home town celebrates August 8th because that's when news of the Emancipation Proclamation reached Paducah KY.

Two months.

[–] Schmoo@slrpnk.net 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Well howdy, neighbor. It's strange that since joining Lemmy I've seen several mentions of places close to where I live, and that's never happened to me even once on reddit despite using it for years.

[–] nagaram@startrek.website 2 points 1 week ago

Something about the pseudo mid west gives people some hard opinions about the internet for some reason, but I also met a lot of neighbors on Mastodon lol

[–] FilthyShrooms@lemmy.world 11 points 2 weeks ago

OOOOH WAY DOWN SOUTH IN THE LAND OF TRAITORS 🗣🔥

https://youtu.be/DhSzuhdIkuE

[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

What’s with the Greggs pies?

[–] PugJesus@piefed.social 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Meant as apple pies - "As American as apple pie" being a saying in this country.

[–] WALLACE@feddit.uk 7 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

Despite apple pie being a British food?

[–] 123@programming.dev 6 points 1 week ago

Stolen like the British steal museum artifacts. Have about them apples!

[–] PugJesus@piefed.social 6 points 2 weeks ago

our cuisine now

[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 4 points 1 week ago

As American as rhubarb crumble!

[–] Spacehooks@reddthat.com 3 points 1 week ago

Originating in the 14th century in England,

Cool facts

[–] NaibofTabr 6 points 2 weeks ago

Can't think of a better reason.

[–] mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

JOHN BROWN DID NOTHING WRONG.

[–] PugJesus@piefed.social 5 points 2 weeks ago

John Brown is a hero in this house! o7

HIS SOUL GOES MARCHING ON

[–] ShotDonkey@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

Does the guy still make cartoons?