Fun family fact: this guy was my wife’s cousin. Her family lived nearby on Long Island, and her mom and grandmother always were strict with the family about not having anything to do with them. Even going by the house was “forbidden” (as much as anything can be in an old Italian family). Of course that’s the first thing I did when we started dating, lol. (Respectfully of course, I just drove down the street to say that I had. There was no gawking.)
My great, great uncle was Levi Coffin. He was a conductor on the Underground Railroad. His home is now a museum and is known as “the Grand Central Station” of the Underground Railroad. Dude risked everything he had to assist those most in need. edit: grammar
That’s cool as hell, man. What an awesome family legacy to have.
Thank you and agreed. I ask myself what actions he would take facing the injustices we see today.
Whoa! Now that is impressive.
There’s family lore that some of our distant relatives in Denmark smuggled weapons to the partisans during WWII, but there’s no details. Who knows if it’s true?
As an amateur historian, I quite like stories of resistance to the Nazis. Perhaps if we take their antifascist torch and run with it, it will become true enough.