To: MacDorcha
"The Confederacy tore this nation apart and got 623,026 of our ancestors killed so you could keep your slaves." Which side was Delaware on?
In spirit or in fact? Look at this:
Jim Crow Laws: Delaware
As a border state to the Confederacy, Delaware enacted nine segregation laws impacting nearly every facet of public life between 1874 and 1953. One of the most unusual and inhumane laws on record was passed in 1893, requiring black servants to obtain the permission of their master before marrying. Failure to obtain written consent resulted in a $30 fine.
1874: Miscegenation [Statute] Prohibited marriage between white persons and Negroes. Penalty: A fine of $100 imposed on offenders and upon the minister performing the ceremony.
22 posted on
04/24/2005 9:22:24 PM PDT by
Mongeaux
To: Mongeaux
You didn't answer my question. Which side did Delaware come into when the Civil War broke out?
Did you know that abolishing slavery in states where it already existed was NOT the intent of Lincoln's actions as president?
How can one claim that ANYONE was killed "to keep slaves" and not be ignorant of the true nature of the Civil War?
23 posted on
04/24/2005 9:37:45 PM PDT by
MacDorcha
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