This Funny Explanation of Harriet Tubman's Spy Tactics Will Have You Cracking Up

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This had been in my feed for a few days, I finally got a chance to watch.

http://www.bet.com/news/national/2015/09/23/harriet-tubman-s-spy-tactics-retold-on-drunk-history.html?sf13438206=1

The show features a comedian narrating a reenactment of real historical figures. In the latest episode, actress Octavia Spencer plays Tubman during the Civil War era. The clip takes us back to when Tubman served as a nurse for Union soldiers and eventually became a spy to help General David Hunter and later Colonel James Montgomery.

Crissles brings the story to life with her own humorous dialogue between the characters while she's clearly already inebriated from whatever she's sipping on.

"At first she was like a regular person like a nurse, and that's when she was like, 'I know I can do better than this. I know I can free way more slaves than what you're doing right now,'" Crissles said of Tubman.

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"I have this idea to burn up all the plantations. Here's all my research and you should just let me do it," Tubman says. "F**k it," Montgomery said. "I don't have s**t to lose. Let's work together and burn that shit down."

[immoderate]

1. That was BAD!

--imm

[SidDithers]

2. Drunk History is awesome...

Here's the Fredrick Douglass episode, with Will Ferrell and Don Cheadle.

Edit: youtube wont embed. Trying vimeo

https://vimeo.com/21716518


Thanks for posting.



Sid

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3. That one is one of the absolute best.

Every time I see it, I hurt myself laughing. But she also gets the history right! One of the greatest shows.

Thank you for posting that episode too, Sid!

[Number23]

5. Okay, this one I could see! Who is this woman?? And how drunk is she that she has to lay down

halfway through her history lesson????

[1StrongBlackMan]

17. LOL ...

"Wait ... Did I take my pants off?"

[Sheldon Cooper]

18. Jen Kirkman is a comedian. She's also pretty accurate from a

historical perspective. She does other Drunk History episodes.This one is about Oney Judge, a slave of George and Martha Washington.

Mary Dyer

Here's a clip of her Edith Wilson tale:

[Number23]

19. These are awesome. thanks!

[lovemydog]

12. Oh my gosh Don Cheadle is so hysterical.

'I will take this walking stick as a symbol of friendship between you and Abe and me.'

[Number23]

4. The uploader has not made this video available in your country

DAMNATION!!!!!111

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7. Boo!

Does someone know something about a good proxy? I know there are some browser extensions, but haven't needed to try any. Hopefully someone techy will see this and help us out!

[Number23]

8. I have no success with anything unless its loaded onto Youtube

Hulu doesn't work outside of the US either.

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9. You might have already tried these techniques

http://www.techverse.net/view-blocked-youtube-videos-country/ which I offer completely in the spirit of research and not because I am advocating anything against the TOS of YouTube, etc. disclaimers*

[SidDithers]

13. I've used Hola to watch sports from Europe and Korea..

and for SNL stuff that is US only.

I can verify it works

Sid

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14. Yay!

Number23, talk to Sid here! It's for science!

[Number23]

15. But I can watch Youtube. It's everything else I can't watch!

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16. The video in the OP is on YouTube, I think?

I thought they'd blocked the video outside the US, since it is Comedy Central's YouTube channel and something to do with licensing? Depending on your browser, you can filter that filter for that, and for other streaming websites. I'd test it out, but I'm in the US!

[Number23]

20. You're right! This is just weird. This is the only Youtube video that I can't get to work

Yeah, I'll check out your links. For "educational" and "entertainment" purposes only, of course.

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21. I hope you can get it to work.

I *know* you will enjoy it!

[betsuni]

6. I love Drunk History!

Thanks for posting this.

[Chitown Kev]

10. Wonderful!

[lovemydog]

11. Hilarious.

Thanks!