GonzoVeritas@kbin.social to Today I Learned@kbin.social · 1 year agoTIL that William Whipple, who signed the US Declaration of Independence, freed his slave after signing, saying, "I hope it will be the means of dispensing the blessings of Freedom to all the human racen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down10
arrow-up15arrow-down1external-linkTIL that William Whipple, who signed the US Declaration of Independence, freed his slave after signing, saying, "I hope it will be the means of dispensing the blessings of Freedom to all the human racen.wikipedia.orgGonzoVeritas@kbin.social to Today I Learned@kbin.social · 1 year agomessage-square6fedilink
minus-squarelivus@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoLooks like he only had one: Whipple freed his enslaved servant, Prince Whipple, believing that no man could fight for freedom and hold another in bondage.
Looks like he only had one: