And both sides afterward held together -- imperfectly, sometimes uncomfortably. The leaders of the South largely attempted reconciliation /9
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5/x constitutional conventions every former confederate state called after reconstruction in order to write new constitutions to enshrine
6/x racial apartheid into their systems. I've studied every line of the black codes these states produced. And after all of that, permit me
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7/x me to tell you your points simply have no basis in history, law or fact. The reconciliation you speak of was achieved and designed only
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8/x after it was decided that the price for it was to consign blacks to second class citizenship. Just do me one favor: look up how many
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