The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/Hike_it_Out52 on 2024-12-22 00:34:31.

Original Title: TIL about Robert Carter III who in 1791 through 1803 set about freeing all 400-500 of his slaves. He then hired them back as workers and then educated them. His family, neighbors and government did everything to stop him including trying to tar and feather him and drove him from his home.