Slavery - Crash Course US History #13
In which John Green teaches you about America's "peculiar institution," slavery. I wouldn't really call it peculiar. I'd lean more toward horrifying and depressing institution, but nobody asked...
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Hi, I'm John Green, this is Crash Course U.S. History, and today, we're going to talk about slavery, which is not funny. Yeah, so we put a lei on the eagle to try and cheer you up, but let's face it, this is going to be depressing. With slavery, every time you think, like, "Aw, it couldn't have been that bad," it turns out to have been much worse. Mr. Green, Mr. Green! But what about – Yeah, Me from the Past, I'm going to stop you right there, because you're going to embarrass yourself. Slavery was hugely important to America. I mean, it led to a civil war and it also lasted what, at least in U.S. history, counts as a long-ass time, from 1619 to 1865. And yes, I know there's a 1200-year-old church in your neighborhoo...
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Hi, I'm John Green, this is Crash Course U.S. History, and today, we're going to talk about slavery, which is not funny. Yeah, so we put a lei on the eagle to try and cheer you up, but let's face it, this is going to be depressing. With slavery, every time you think, like, "Aw, it couldn't have been that bad," it turns out to have been much worse. Mr. Green, Mr. Green! But what about – Yeah, Me from the Past, I'm going to stop you right there, because you're going to embarrass yourself. Slavery was hugely important to America. I mean, it led to a civil war and it also lasted what, at least in U.S. history, counts as a long-ass time, from 1619 to 1865. And yes, I know there's a 1200-year-old church in your neighborhoo...
