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TIL William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody had incredibly progressive views in his time. He openly spoke out against slavery in 1853 and was stabbed twice by an angered member of the mostly pro-slavery crowd; and advocated equal rights for women, the civil rights of Natives, and conservationism.

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