As was Jefferson Davis in 1865 -- finally adopting Lord Dunmore's policy of offering slaves freedom in exchange for military service.
But it was way too little too late, never actually happened.
Still a noble gesture from a decidedly unnoble leader.
And in the mean time ole' Jeffy boy began exploring the joys of transgender cross-dressing, I mean, how modern & progressive could an old slaver get??
He set the bar for Democrats 150+ years later.
Amazing.
DiogenesLamp: "You get 750,000 people killed in a war you deliberately started, and how do you top that?"
The fact is that Jefferson Davis started war, declared war & waged war long after it was clear his side lost.
Indeed he could have ended his war at any time before April 1865 on much better terms than the Unconditional Surrender he fought so hard to achieve.
