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Students divided after returning to schools with Confederate names restored (www.bbc.com)

submitted 3 months ago by sjmarf@sh.itjust.works to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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[–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 40 points 3 months ago (1 children)

And then you find out that not only was Saint George a slaver, but he did things like having teeth yanked out of his slaves' mouths to construct false teeth for his own.

He was genuinely not a good dude.

[–] Hawke@lemmy.world 19 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Hmm, it sounds like he actually bought them.

[–] TheLowestStone@lemmy.world 13 points 3 months ago

This somehow makes it weirder.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

Washington was the wealthiest man in the colonies by 1776. Sort of the Jeff Bezos of tobacco.

Would you let Jeff Bezos pull out nine of your teeth if he offered to paid you $1200?