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Newton Knight: Free State of Jones

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Newton Knight Newton Knight  (November 1837 – February 16, 1922) was an American farmer, soldier and  southern Unionist , best known as the leader of the Knight Company, a band of Confederate army deserters that turned against the Confederacy during the  Civil War . Local legends state that Knight and his men attempted to form the "Free State of Jones" in the area around  Jones County, Mississippi , at the height of the war, though the exact nature of the Knight Company's opposition to the Confederate government is disputed. After the war, Knight aided Mississippi's  Reconstruction  government. Knight has long been a controversial figure. Historians and descendants disagree over his motives and actions, with some arguing he was a noble and pious individual who refused to fight for a cause in which he did not believe, while others have portrayed him as a manipulative outlaw. This controversy was fueled in part by Knight's postwar marriage to a freed slave,

15 Badass Historical Women To Name Your Daughters After

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1.  Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz en.wikipedia.org Listen carefully to your pregnant belly: Can you hear the romantic sighs of a celebrated poet? Then name your daughter  Juana  or  Inés  for the 17th-century poet Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, who lived in Mexico City and wrote  many kinds of poetry , including somewhat raunchy love poems. As a child, Juana taught herself a wide range of subjects using her grandfather’s library, and continued her rigorous programme of self-education into adulthood. She eventually joined a convent in order to be left alone with her studies and her ~scandalous~ poetry. She came to be “ one of the world’s most daring erotic writers ” of her time and  ruffled a few feathers  in the Catholic church for that reason. Just think of the feathers your baby Juana Inés will ruffle. 2.  The Mirabal sisters tumblr.com Does your baby possess uncommon courage? Does your baby fill your uterus with equal parts bravery and righteousness? Then n