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    Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 17 May 2015

    1. As an addendum to @tanehisicoates's twitter discussion of investment of Confederate soldiers in slavery, worth recalling Calhoun.

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      2. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 17 May 2015
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        2. There's a passage from Calhoun, aptly quoted in TNC's reparations article, which really illuminates wider white investment in slavery.

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      3. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 17 May 2015
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        3. Calhoun: "With us the two great divisions of society are not the rich and poor, but white and black..."

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      1. Michael Behiels‏ @67Capt_Canuck 17 May 2015
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        @HeerJeet @tanehisicoates insightful tweet narrative on why White Supremacy & supremacists remain at the core of US race relations crisis.

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      1. Human Survival Is A Political Agenda‏ @Ed_Baptist 17 May 2015
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        @MarkBourrie @HeerJeet @tanehisicoates and Jackson was Pres. twice, devoted federal power to acquiring terr. for slavery.

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      1. Human Survival Is A Political Agenda‏ @Ed_Baptist 17 May 2015
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        @MarkBourrie @HeerJeet Ask the Creeks, Choctaws, Chickasaw, Cherokee, Seminoles...

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      2. David Avallone‏ @DAvallone 17 May 2015

        .@tanehisicoates @EricKleefeld @HeerJeet Yes, at least Stevens didn't call it The White Supremacy Is Our Cornerstone Speech.

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      3. Eric Kleefeld‏ @EricKleefeld 17 May 2015
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        @DAvallone @tanehisicoates @HeerJeet Any kid who wears Confederate emblem to school should be required to write paper on Cornerstone Speech.

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      1. Merde D. Artiste‏ @poopaltar 17 May 2015

        @tanehisicoates Calhoun. The Original Dick Cheney

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      1. Mr.Quindazzi‏ @MrQuindazzi 17 May 2015

        @tanehisicoates @EricKleefeld @HeerJeet He and Roger Taney are right at the top of the evil American list

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      1. Mike Spangenberg‏ @MikeSpangenberg 17 May 2015

        Minneapolis's most popular lake is named after Calhoun. @tanehisicoates @EricKleefeld @HeerJeet

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