First of all, the guy was an abolitionist.
Like.
Do you know what was that on those times!?
He was born in a rich af family who owned hundreds of slaves and selled thousands more, and he decided that that wasn't good. Even so, he was the one who convinced Lafayette that slavery was something horrible and should end.
But not only that, he was also part of a society in SC that worked to provide accesible public education. He dreamed of equal wealth distribution for the poor and the rich.
(Beware: Saltiness ahead)
Once there was a fire in Charlestown and his response was basically "I'm upset if it burned down the houses from
The middle/lower class people but if it burned some rich people's houses then that's cool cause it will help equalize estates".
That's literally so awesome.
Can we just all agree that John Laurens was possibly the best rich white male America has ever seen?
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John Laurens FanClub
Non-FictionBecause John Laurens deserves all the love in the world! (Even if he died like 236 years ago). So this is exactly what the tittle said! Yes, a fanclub for John Laurens. (Historical John Laurens, that is. So if you're expecting posts about the thousa...
