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Re:What did British officers think of the American civil war... by IG_Semmelweiss on Saturday May 21, 2022 @03:33PM (#31461024)
There's a very brave, honorable politician, who unfortunately was lost in the annals of history, as a man directly responsible for Russian support during the civil war.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassius_Marcellus_Clay_(politi...

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Re:What did British officers think of the American civil war... by SemanticStrengh on Saturday May 21, 2022 @03:41PM (#31461083)
thx for sharing. Is Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. related to him ? (also known as Muhammad Ali)
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Re:What did British officers think of the American civil war... by IG_Semmelweiss on Saturday May 21, 2022 @05:33PM (#31462083)
No. However there is a relation.

Ali's grandfather specifically named his son after Cassius to honor Cassius, the KY politician. The son proceeded to do the same, with who would eventually be a famous boxer, M. Ali.

The boxer changed his name to Ali, both due to his conversion to islam , and because he was angry to take the name of a plantation owner.

The latter is true - Cassius was a plantation owner. However, early on he defender ardently emancipation. He in fact suffered multiple murder attempts from actual slavery advocates... who surrounded him in KY

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