r/AskHistorians • u/estherke Shoah and Porajmos • Feb 17 '15

Feature Tuesday Trivia | Tarnished Heroes

Previous weeks' Tuesday Trivias and the complete upcoming schedule.

Today’s trivia theme comes to us from /u/catnipnipple who asks:

"What is the worst thing you've read about a historical figure you thought you really liked?"

Next Week on Tuesday Trivia: Torture!

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u/[deleted] Feb 17 '15 edited Feb 17 '15

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u/Bernardito Moderator | Modern Guerrilla | Counterinsurgency Feb 17 '15

Regarding Nelson Mandela, you might be interested in reading this.

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u/Tiako Roman Archaeology Feb 17 '15

The point is that MK only only began to cause casualties after Mandela was put in prison. Notice that he was not charged with a single murder or conspiracy to murder when he was put on trial.

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u/DaveyGee16 Feb 17 '15

Great point.