Joshua D. Rothman
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Domestic terrorism carried out against lawmakers by white “militias” was extensive during Reconstruction, largely as a backlash against black freedom and civil rights. 1/ In Georgia, freedman Abram Colby was
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On Friday, the 11th Circuit overturned a lower court ruling and upheld the Florida legislature’s mandate that former felons pay all fines and fees to have their voting rights restored.
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Thread about the Lincoln “quote” deployed last night by Lara Trump. Which was, of course, not an actual quote. But the real quote comes from a speech where Lincoln condemned
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A short thread of threads from the last few days, on the #1619Project, the ongoing reaction, and how we think about American history. . . https://twitter.com/kawulf/status/1208807766170701824?s=21 https://twitter.com/kawulf/status/1208807766170701824
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