John Brown, 1847. "His zeal in the cause of freedom was infinitely superior to mine ... I could speak for the slave. John Brown could fight for the slave. I could live for the slave. John Brown could die for the slave." -Frederick Douglass
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Posted in r/OldSchoolCool by u/firstpc13 • 11,700 points and 679 comments
  • GnastyGnuts [he/him]
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    1 year ago

    My take: The difference is this is a statement from freed black man and former slave basically saying a white guy was cooler than them, so redditors like it.