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To: rktman

She forgot to mention the guy up there who literally freed the slaves.


5 posted on 07/04/2020 10:27:44 AM PDT by keats5
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To: keats5

And before Lincoln freed slaves, Washington and Jefferson laid the groundwork.


25 posted on 07/04/2020 10:50:50 AM PDT by Missouri gal
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To: keats5
"She forgot to mention the guy up there who literally freed the slaves."

Mary Todd's family owned slaves. Her bothers fought for the Confederacy. Her half-sister was the widow of a Confederate officer. She was given a special pass by Lincoln to stay at the White House with them during the war.

49 posted on 07/04/2020 11:50:18 AM PDT by mass55th ("Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway." ~~ John Wayne)
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