Anndee
on May 10, 2025
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ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY: May 10, 1866 U.S. House passes Republicans’ 14th Amendment guaranteeing
due process and equal protection of the laws to all citizens; 100% of
Democrats vote no. Considered one of the most consequential amendments, it addresses citizenship
rights and equal protection under the law at all levels of government.
The Fourteenth Amendment was a response to issues affecting freed slaves following the American Civil War, and its passage was bitterly contested.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourteenth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution
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Unreconstructed
The Emancipation Proclamation was a war measure, as stated by Lincoln, and freed not one solitary soul. It was meant to cause slave insurrections in the Confederate held areas, and to keep Europe from militarily aiding the Confederacy. No insurrection took place, which speaks volumes for the good ra... View More
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    Unreconstructed
    Lincoln's Republican Party destroyed the Republic of our Founders and created the huge, powerful, centralized, overbearing government we have today. The Confederacy was fighting to keep that which was won by colonial blood against the British. The right to self-govern was destroyed by Lincoln.
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    Unreconstructed
    We never hear about the more than 429,000 slaves that were in the Union during the War, yet the Yankees have tried to make the war all about "freeing the slaves", which it wasn't.
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    Unreconstructed
    Yes, blacks had the "right" to vote in the North, but that right was rarely exercised because of intimidation by the black-hating Yankees.
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    Unreconstructed
    Had the Southern States not voted in favor of the 13th Amendment it never would have passed. Northern bills to end slavery during the War failed to pass.
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    Unreconstructed
    "Southerners can praise our Confederate forebears for the vision they had for governing their republic and the protections they built into their Constitution to ensure the new country remained true to its principles. In short, Southerners, through the Confederacy, sought to keep Jefferson’s Republic... View More
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