Laurence Fishburne reads a former slave's incredible letter to his old master

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• RagnarokOnline@reddthat.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  This was phenomenal! Thank you so much for sharing.

  The sharp whit and good manners of Mr. Anderson is a great example of what “kill them by living well” means. I wish I could have seen when the old master read that letter.

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  • KingJalopy@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    He probably had a good old fashioned conniption fit lol

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• 21Cabbage@lemmynsfw.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  That whole channel is amazing, just fantastic reads of old letters and speeches.

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  • Stamets@startrek.website ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Yep! I’ve posted a couple of their videos in the past. Gladly subscribed.

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• rustydomino@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  It took me a few seconds to parse that “old master” was that of the slave writing the letter, and not Laurence Fishburne.

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• magnetosphere@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Exceptional. I’m glad this man and his wife were finally able to live the life they deserved, and see their daughters grow up free.

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• Lemjukes@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Such a good series, so many wonderful moments and stories. Well worth the subscribe!

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• just_another_person@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  What a great letter. Hard to imagine someone having a sense of humor about the situation, but he did it.

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