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Part One: Helen Keller Was a Socialist But Also Complicated

Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff

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How Laura Keller Learned to Read

Helen Keller was born in the scumbia, Alabama, who a slaver family. On her mother's side, her grandfather was another Confederate general. His entire command was conscripts who wished they weren't out there fighting for slavery. During one battle, this general, her grandfather, lost his entire command because they all fucked off.

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