I once asked my history teacher if he knew who John Laurens was. He said no. Here's what I said:
"You don't know who John Laurens is?? (erm, I guess WAS but anyway) And you're a HISTORY TEACHER?!"
"Well, what made him memorable?"
"Ya know, he was..in the
revolutionary war, he fought against slavery, ... his dream was to create the first black battalion, but, he died before that could happen, and...he was in a bisexual relationship with
Alexander Hamilton."
"Ah, Hamilton history!" And he got up and left. And then we had a long discussion about
Alexander Hamilton and this is where e learned about my obsession.
Anyway, below you'll find some information about John Laurens.
John Laurens lived in the late 1700's. He was really against slavery and junk. He didn't have a legacy until 2015. He and
Alexander Hamilton sent love letters back and forth. He married out of pity; for he never really took an interest in women. John Laurens was an artist and he drew a picture and took care of a turtle when he was younger. He loved nature and turtles. John Laurens was originally played by
Anthony Ramos but is now played by Anthony Lee Medina in the
Broadway musical entitled "Hamilton." Hamilton is the best musical ever.