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[–] Bronstein_Tardigrade@lemmygrad.ml 40 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Should have been a lot more hangings after the US Civil War.

[–] TheBroodian@hexbear.net 14 points 1 day ago

Lincoln himself said that he would preserve slavery if he could. The civil war was never about cleansing the sins of empire. After it was over, they wanted to resolve the contractions to the absolute minimum possible

[–] ElChapoDeChapo@hexbear.net 23 points 1 day ago

Reconstruction was such a missed opportunity, one of the few chances this cursed country has ever had at redemption and they just gave up