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Newton Knight - Confederate Army deserter who resisted the Confederacy during the Civil War (en.wikipedia.org)

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[–] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago

many believe Knight's principal reason for desertion was his anger over the Confederate government's passing of the Twenty Negro Law. This act allowed large plantation owners to avoid military service if they owned 20 slaves or more. An additional family member was exempted from service for each additional 20 slaves owned by the planter.

Always good to highlight how elitist the confederacy was. “I ain’t no fortunate son”