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To: Red Badger

The population of the US was 31 million in 1860, and 226 million in 1980. About 10% of blacks were free before the Civil War, but many of the free states did not allow black men to vote. I think the property qualification for voting had pretty much disappeared by 1860.


42 posted on 12/04/2017 1:59:26 PM PST by Verginius Rufus
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To: Verginius Rufus

We ought to bring it back!..................only people who ‘have skin in the game’!................


43 posted on 12/04/2017 2:01:24 PM PST by Red Badger (Road Rage lasts 5 minutes. Road Rash lasts 5 months!.....................)
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