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To: LiberalBuster
Edgerton blamed Northern reconstructionists for pitting blacks and whites against each other after the Civil War.

Sure it was. What about before and during the war? From Article II, Section VII of the 1861 Georgia Constitution.

1. The importation or introduction of negroes from any foreign country, other than the slave-holding States or Territories of the United States of America, is forever prohibited.
2. The General Assembly may prohibit the introduction of negroes from any State; but they shall have no power to prevent immigrants from bringing their slaves with them.
3. The General Assembly shall have no power to pass laws for the emancipation of slaves.

7 posted on 10/27/2002 5:36:48 PM PST by Non-Sequitur
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To: Non-Sequitur
Well, well, well, doesn't the title of this thread just tell it all?
15 posted on 10/27/2002 6:17:41 PM PST by shuckmaster
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