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submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 44 points 8 months ago (27 children)

What's the joke?

[–] [email protected] 108 points 8 months ago (16 children)

OP probably assumes it's impossible that a black person might have been born in Scotland in 1820 despite the Atlantic slave trade being in full swing for centuries by that point making this entirely feasible.

[–] [email protected] 33 points 8 months ago

In 1778, Court of Session judges ruled that slavery was incompatible with Scots Law. This ruling meant Knight could not be made to carry out tasks for Wedderburn or be taken back to Jamaica against his will.

Awesome. Knight is a hero.

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