TIL about Mary Bowser, a former slave with a photographic memory who lived in the Confederate President's house during the Civil War. She was part of the Richmond spy ring and credited for getting the most valuable information of all the spies during the war.

setembro 30, 2019

TIL about Mary Bowser, a former slave with a photographic memory who lived in the Confederate President's house during the Civil War. She was part of the Richmond spy ring and credited for getting the most valuable information of all the spies during the war.

TIL about Mary Bowser, a former slave with a photographic memory who lived in the Confederate President's house during the Civil War. She was part of the Richmond spy ring and credited for getting the most valuable information of all the spies during the war. https://www-washingtonpost-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.washingtonpost.com/history/2019/03/24/freed-slave-became-spy-then-she-took-down-confederate-white-house/?amp_js_v=a2&amp_gsa=1&outputType=amp&usqp=mq331AQCKAE%3D#aoh=15698146328261&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&ampshare=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fhistory%2F2019%2F03%2F24%2Ffreed-slave-became-spy-then-she-took-down-confederate-white-house%2F ConfusedContortion September 30, 2019 at 12:48AM

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TIL about Mary Bowser, a former slave with a photographic memory who lived in the Confederate President's house during the Civil War. She was part of the Richmond spy ring and credited for getting the most valuable information of all the spies during the war.

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