Some of my ancestors were literally burned out of AL during Reconstruction for resisting that oppression. 2 paid with their lives.
The rest went GTT, like many others.
Other of my ancestors were already in TX. One was born in TX during the Republic.
You never erase memories like those. Not since that time have we had such a totally corrupt and dishonest Federal Government.
I bristle every time I think about the similarities. Sobering.
I am amazed anyone but the toughest would come here before the invention of air conditioning. Then I remembered we didn’t have an AC before I was about 14.
We did have an ornery swamp cooler though