PugJesus@piefed.socialM to ShermanPosting@piefed.socialEnglish · 2 months agoReconstruction didn't last long enoughmedia.piefed.socialimagemessage-square79linkfedilinkarrow-up1554arrow-down13 cross-posted to: politicalmemes@lemmy.world
arrow-up1551arrow-down1imageReconstruction didn't last long enoughmedia.piefed.socialPugJesus@piefed.socialM to ShermanPosting@piefed.socialEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square79linkfedilink cross-posted to: politicalmemes@lemmy.world
minus-squareJoeBigelow@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoThe emancipation proclamation was made during the war, not so much to make the slaves free, but to remove a vast source of wealth from the southern elite.
The emancipation proclamation was made during the war, not so much to make the slaves free, but to remove a vast source of wealth from the southern elite.