Outlaw, fiddler, & folk hero James Macpherson (c.1675–1700) was hung in 1700 for being Romani. Prior to his execution Macpherson composed his famous “Rant”. Macpherson sang his lament on the gallows & smashed his fiddle before meeting his fate.
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