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To: Captain Shady
The Republican Congress at the time voted 40 acres and a mule for all freed slaves. The Democrat Andrew Johnson vetoed it. So, the Demoratic party should be held liable for what their President did and should cough up reparations for all Republican Blacks! Demorat Blacks can keep on voting for their Democratic buddies...
73 posted on 03/31/2002 4:00:45 PM PST by eleni121
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To: eleni121
The Republican Congress at the time voted 40 acres and a mule for all freed slaves. The Democrat Andrew Johnson vetoed it.

Have you got a source for this?

I saw earlier this very day that this promise came from General Sherman to blacks following his army. Of course any such promise by Sherman was hardly binding on the guvment.

Walt

83 posted on 04/01/2002 7:16:28 AM PST by WhiskeyPapa
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