Gather ‘round and clutch your Constitution, because we’rerewriting the narrative with flair.
This week, we're shining the spotlight on Paul Jennings—James Madison’s enslaved footman, secret memoirist, freedom-funder, and the real MVP behind that whole “Dolley saved the portrait” story. (She didn’t. She sentPaul. Let’s get it right.)
From setting the president’s table to setting the damnrecord straight, Paul lived through wars, whispers, and wig-powdered nonsense—and still had the nerve to fund The Pearl Incident, the largest escape attempt of enslaved people in U.S. history. And oh yeah, he wrote thefirst-ever White House memoir while he was at it. Casual.
We’ve got:
🔥High-seas abolitionist drama
🎨Presidential portrait heists
💥Mob chaos in DC
⚖️A random Millard Fillmore redemption arc??
✨And a butterfly effect that ends with Frederick freaking Douglass showing up to save the day.
So press play and prepare to rage-laugh your way through the side of Madison’s story that textbooks conveniently left out.
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"Loopster" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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