150 years. Do you know anyone that old? No? Me neither.
- During the Civil War, the Union armies had about two and a half million men.
- The majority were white Protestants.
- Less than 200,000 were African American.
Source:
January 1, 2013: The 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation
Filed under Democrats, Race Relations, Republicans, Slavery
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Good, if somewhat infuriating, post. Thanks.
“Do you know anyone that old? No? Me neither.” Ah, verily, let us all pause to admire how remarkably well-preserved is the Texas Wackobird who recently warbled, “I stand here as a freed slave.” (Breitbart link w video)
The figures on the families owning vs. not owning slaves, low-information voters demand to know if the slave families included among the 92% non-slave-owning families? (Statistics are a bottomless snakepit.)
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If you click on the link I provided above (ahem), you will find all the data from the census in question. Here it is again:
http://www.civil-war.net/pages/1860_census.html
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Or just explain to LIVs that slaves were considered PROPERTY and were listed only as total individuals, not as families. The breakdown at the census is quite clear.
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IMPORTANT:
https://twitter.com/ITTRP/status/364203436901810176
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