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Tree Lady

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3. We are watching it now

Reply to dflprincess (Original post)

Mon Nov 17, 2025, 09:43 PM

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Talking about how George Washington was another rich guy who wanted his slaves, yet talked about uniting the country, white people of course. Only let blacks rejoin his army after the British offered them freedom to fight against the rebels.

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

This is so well done JustAnotherGen Monday #1

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

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

You read it right - fucking miscreants. BannonsLiver Yesterday #19

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

That's great. BannonsLiver Yesterday #25

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

+1 leftstreet Yesterday #23

Some of them reviled slavery misanthrope Yesterday #32

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

We are watching it now Tree Lady Monday #3

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

There are certain truths that transcend time. DemocratSinceBirth Monday #7

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

Like my husband says Tree Lady Monday #9

In my role as a historian Historic NY Yesterday #26

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

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

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

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

I thought it was tv only Tree Lady Monday #10

My TV guide says moondust Monday #11

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

Times for documentary Lydia Leftcoast Yesterday #14

Streaming Episodes Available Now Tom_Foolery Yesterday #17

The slavery mentions moondust Monday #12

I recall hearing about Patrick Henry Lydia Leftcoast Yesterday #15

Any man can make himself a king Stacey Grove Yesterday #16

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

Slavery never stopped GreatGazoo Yesterday #27

Washigton did free his slaves by his Will Historic NY Yesterday #28

Washington was a complicated character Retrograde Yesterday #29

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

The more I learned about Virginian Founding Fathers misanthrope Yesterday #33

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