@itsjillianrowe: Welcome back to Fuck Ass History: The Myth of the Free North. 🇺🇸 Part 4: ILLINOIS. Ah yes, the Land of Lincoln. A FREE state where Black people couldn’t vote, couldn’t testify against white people in court, and could be punished for gathering in groups of three or more to dance. And somehow, that’s not even the worst part. In 1853, Illinois passed a law that allowed authorities to fine free Black people simply for moving into the state. Couldn’t pay the fine? The sheriff could auction off your labor. Let me repeat that. A FREE state could force a FREE Black person into involuntary labor for the crime of trying to live there. But sure. Tell me more about how the North was this wonderful little paradise of freedom and equality. History is complicated. And sometimes it’s spectacularly fucked up. #FuckAssHistory #MythOfTheFreeNorth #DarkHistory #IllinoisHistory #AmericanHistory

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theillustriousbg1
TheIllustriousBG :
to this day Chicago is a very segregated city.
2026-10-27 22:04:26
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ladyavn
AlessandRa :
Illinois was still doing something similar in the 90s - they used to break us up for walking in groups of 3 or more and called it "Mob Action".
2026-10-27 22:34:11
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strubedoo
strubedoo :
Knowing how many sun down towns there were in Illinois, this isn’t too surprising
2026-10-27 22:46:42
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aileen_not_eileen
Aileen💕 :
You should look up Pekin, IL😅
2026-10-27 22:33:08
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top.spice
Desj 😅 :
If not Oregon than why Oregon shaped?
2026-10-27 22:13:17
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jovon515
L.I.T.M :
How does this information help the present and future?
2026-10-27 23:32:41
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shugdabee
Honeycomb Inc :
Sounds like Professor Umbridge. “No groups”
2026-10-27 23:14:17
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no_lovelace
LacedTV :
Literally prison with no walls
2026-10-27 21:43:51
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todd1966
Todd B :
I'm pretty sure the lil town I'm from,Bowen IL, still has sundown laws on the books.
2026-10-27 23:08:12
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tanyasueschneider89
TanyaSue :
So many towns there are segregated and sundown towns unfortunately. It is also the boarder state of non free states and sadly many people of Illinois agrees with their neighboring states and the way they treated people.
2026-10-27 23:36:58
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pyefacee
pyefacee :
Yupppp that’s why Illinois is still racist and Chicago is extremely segregated to this this day
2026-10-27 22:55:27
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clevelanddavis.com
Addvance :
Thank you for sharing this
2026-10-27 23:48:40
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discolemonaide33
Katie T :
Please please do a video on Royal Lakes, Illinois
2026-10-27 22:32:31
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eazy3np
Thiz Iz Eazy :
we couldn't even ride 4 deep in the car in the 2000s without getting pulled over. 4th friend was just assed out and had to find another way to where we were going
2026-10-27 23:26:15
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doom.scroller47
Doom Scroller :
This is why I'm irritated to have Lincoln on my license plate
2026-10-28 00:00:09
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shoepimp84
Brittini Hayes :
I got here early!!!! Hey Jilly ❤️
2026-10-27 22:14:53
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elledotloren
elledotloren🇺🇸 :
it's written on the dang wall of the monument
2026-10-27 22:30:08
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extinctbeipiaosaurus
ExtinctBeipiaosaurus :
As an Illinoisan, I did not know this.
2026-10-27 22:32:40
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im.so.julia.0
Jewels :
you bought me as a follower
2026-10-27 22:37:26
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wheelchairguy73
Wheelchair Guy :
I am really enjoying these days. So much that I did not know
2026-10-27 22:39:40
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leakiarobinson0
kia ❤️ :
I was waiting for this since yesterday being from Chicago I was very curious
2026-10-27 22:46:45
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jamese.williams
James E. Williams :
You can’t make the crap up
2026-10-27 22:27:17
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gyvanstudios
GYVAN :
Oh the irony that the city of Chicago was founded by a mixed race black man from Haiti in the 1700s.
2026-10-27 20:53:05
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ashley.danielle___
Ashley-Danielle 🍁 :
'The Black Laws' 😭
2026-10-27 20:53:05
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kenzwyl
kenzwyl :
my town (in the SUBURBS) is known for a large k*k initiation that retaliated against black churches and burned crosses. like 50,000 of them in 1922 burned a church to the ground. and yes you can absolutely tell that’s the towns history….
2026-10-27 21:04:33
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