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To: Bubba Ho-Tep
Bubba Ho-Tep: "The 1860 census counted nearly 8000, a number exceeding that of most of the confederate states."

Do you mean free blacks?

139 posted on 02/22/2015 3:42:17 PM PST by BroJoeK (a little historical perspective.)
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To: BroJoeK

Come April, we celebrate the 150th of the end of the Civil War. You watch. DC will say/do nothing or almost nothing. It hasn’t for the War of 1812, either.


140 posted on 02/22/2015 3:43:45 PM PST by combat_boots (The Lion of Judah cometh. Hallelujah. Gloria Patri, Filio et Spiritui Sancto!)
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To: BroJoeK
Do you mean free blacks?

Yes. If you've read Huckleberry Finn, you'll remember that Jim's goal was to get to Cairo, Illinois, where he would be free.

145 posted on 02/22/2015 10:44:19 PM PST by Bubba Ho-Tep
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