tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6816366806127608207.post6829756460129848548..comments2024-03-21T22:19:26.920-05:00Comments on A Follow Spot: IWU's TREASURE Brings History Alive (Including Its Seamy Underbelly)JulieKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12521424567356348282noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6816366806127608207.post-91088780971850909232013-11-02T11:51:20.993-05:002013-11-02T11:51:20.993-05:00Fascinating article, by the way. Thanks for the li...Fascinating article, by the way. Thanks for the link.JulieKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12521424567356348282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6816366806127608207.post-56503229491151195062013-11-02T11:40:26.537-05:002013-11-02T11:40:26.537-05:00That is actually a part of the play and part of th...That is actually a part of the play and part of the reason it's so sad Hamilton's sexual indiscretion meant he couldn't work for abolition or other worthy aims. Jefferson isn't mentioned much, except as the one Monroe and his cronies are conspiring with to promote their agenda. But, yes, slavery is definitely part of the agenda and the Southern economy that Monroe is fighting for included slaveowning and plantations as the basis of wealth. JulieKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12521424567356348282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6816366806127608207.post-36678898154895449102013-11-02T10:52:57.594-05:002013-11-02T10:52:57.594-05:00Jefferson engaged in very evil slave manufacturing...Jefferson engaged in very evil slave manufacturing after he left the White House: http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/The-Little-Known-Dark-Side-of-Thomas-Jefferson-169780996.html Hamilton promoted manumission.Thingumbobesquirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12020353989252293669noreply@blogger.com