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TIL Jean Lafitte was a pirate who smuggled slaves into Louisiana. In 1814, he rejected a British offer and instead aided General Andrew Jackson in defending New Orleans. His privateers played a key role in the American victory, earning Lafitte and his men a full pardon from President James Madison.

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