Secession Sesquicentennial: Mississippi

Jan 09, 2011 11:11

Today is the 150th anniversary of Mississippi's secession from the Union. To commemorate that, I'm posting "A Declaration of the Immediate Causes which Induce and Justify the Secession of the State of Mississippi from the Federal Union." -- Mississippi's equivalent of the Declaration of Independence. This is what the CSA was fighting for, in the ( Read more... )

history, racism, politics, treason, stupidity, civil war

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makkabee January 9 2011, 16:12:32 UTC
Note that nowhere in the document do they mention taxes, nor is there a single instance of the Federal government having usurped any of Mississippi's constitutional rights, privileges or immunities. Instead every single reason listed is ab...out slavery or white supremacy. Almost every one of these reasons is explicit, though they do talk around it once or twice ( ... )

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situsnow April 15 2011, 08:17:42 UTC
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makkabee May 9 2011, 13:48:04 UTC
Nothing turns one’s head like generic praise.

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milewskievah November 3 2011, 21:51:14 UTC
great post as usual!

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