On Sunday, July 19, during a presidential campaign stop in North Charleston, South Carolina, Kanye West made derogatory comments about abolitionist Harriet Tubman.
West told the crowd that the Underground Railroad conductor “never actually freed the slaves, she just had them work for other white people,” comments that drew shouts of opposition from some in the crowd.
Tubman is one of the most respected figures of 19th century America. An African American who escaped slavery, she helped enslaved Black men and women travel north to freedom and fought for the Union during the Civil War. She later became a supporter of women’s suffrage.
T.I. responded to West's comment via his Instagram account on Monday, July 20.
"Nahhh We Can't let you do that Ye'," Tip wrote. "What we not gon do is slander nor disrespect the legacy of our heroic Queen Harriet Tubman by telling falsities in an attempt to discredit the contributions she made to LIBERATE OUR PEOPLE!!"
CUZZ U BUGGIN!! THIS IS ABSOLUTELY TOO FAR!!" he continued. "I truly hope you either have a logical explanation for all this... or get the medical attention you so desperately need Bro. I say this with love and sincerity."
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