Jesse Ventura in CubaBy Myles KantorFrontPageMagazine.com | October 1, 2002 The first governor of Minnesota, Henry Sibley, held office from 1858 to 1860. Imagine that, during his tenure, Governor Sibley visited slave plantations in South Carolina. When asked about abolishing slavery, he responded, "Ultimately it is the decision of the slaves, not ours. It is the slaves' state, and if there are going to be changes in South Carolina it will be the slaves who make those changes." Sibley's response would have been oblivious to the nature of South Carolina's social order. Since enslaved individuals had no freedom of speech,...