Respuestas al mensaje #2,584

Sam Houston did own slaves, too, but I guess that a "slave-owning unionist" conflicts with the narrative too much. (Not to mention Missouri).

This is true. Plays into the calligraphy aspect in fact. Making a Koran that looked aesthetic and fancy was a huge flex and show of faith since...

Really it's a cultural thing I've found. Even if they admit slavery bad, they're bitter over 100 years later because of how close they were to leaving