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To: Congressman Billybob
Are they saying that after the Civil War it would have been kinder to send all ex-slaves and their relatives back to Africa so that their ancestors would not have to be reminded?
3 posted on 10/15/2005 12:26:11 PM PDT by Mike Darancette (Mesocons for Rice '08)
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To: Mike Darancette
"Are they saying that after the Civil War it would have been kinder to send all ex-slaves and their relatives back to Africa so that their ancestors would not have to be reminded?"

That was Lincoln's plan (though maybe not his reason), but he was assassinated before he could implement it.

22 posted on 10/15/2005 12:59:41 PM PDT by robertpaulsen
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To: Mike Darancette
Are they saying that after the Civil War it would have been kinder to send all ex-slaves and their relatives back to Africa so that their ancestors would not have to be reminded?

Already tried previous to the Civil War....


38 posted on 10/15/2005 1:32:41 PM PDT by TotusTuus
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