• Cromalin [she/her]
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    2 years ago

    one of maybe two politicians in the play that have any sort of record of even gesturing at opposing slavery with their public office.

    wasn't adams also among that number? making the presentation of him as uniquely racist to the point where jefferson is taken aback incredibly shitty?

      • Orannis62 [ze/hir]
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        2 years ago

        It's funny because Burr not having real beliefs was the real-life Hamilton's propaganda about Burr. So like, it's totally fair to have Hamilton the character think and say that- but the show just treats that as the gospel truth

      • Cromalin [she/her]
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        2 years ago

        iirc he did write some anti slavery stuff, but i just googled it and i was thinking of his son, who obviously was also unsuccessful but seems to have been genuinely committed to opposing slavery from my 1 minute of skimming