Because we knew in 1776 that the British Empire would ban slavery in 1832.
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Pulitzer Prize to New York Times Essay Falsely Claiming American Revolution Was Fought to Preserve Slavery
Historians were outraged by Hannah-Jones's false claim, which the Times was forced to correct. She won the Pulitzer anyway.
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