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Art_from_Ark

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21. Child labor was quite prevalent well into the 20th century

Reply to pitbullgirl1965 (Reply #19)

Mon Oct 14, 2013, 10:02 PM

Oct 2013

in both North and South.

And while former slaves did have to endure systemic racism, lynching, disenfranchisement, etc., Lyndon Johnson, a Southerner, effectively put an end to that crap. And it should be noted that the 1920s revival of the Ku Klux Klan started in Indiana, and the famous photograph showing Klansmen riding a Ferris wheel was taken in Canon City, Colorado.

There are "teabag jerks" everywhere. I cannot kick them out of Arkansas, any more than you can kick them out of your state. The best I can do is cast a vote for the best candidate, and hope that my vote is counted. But at least in Arkansas, there is a sensible Democratic governor, as well as extended Medicaid, and no "stand-your-ground" law.

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The South is Gonna Rise Again! [View all] Callmecrazy Oct 2013 OP

Because many people thought LArry was sort of sane. He's obviously NOT napi21 Oct 2013 #1

I thought the same thing. Two minutes from Alan Grayson. It's just that sanity and reason doesn't libdem4life Oct 2013 #2

Once their Cialis arrives. NuclearDem Oct 2013 #3

In this case "the South" is shorthand for "white supremacy." nomorenomore08 Oct 2013 #4

Larry Klanman with his "On your knees" comments flamingdem Oct 2013 #5

"Im Süden wird wieder steigen" Dawson Leery Oct 2013 #6

That coward, "figuratively come out..." Southside Oct 2013 #7

The South is romanticized. PDJane Oct 2013 #8

Not all places in the Old South were "brutal and ignorant" Art_from_Ark Oct 2013 #10

Yes, but...and there is a but. PDJane Oct 2013 #12

Fayetteville, Arkansas, is not in the cotton belt Art_from_Ark Oct 2013 #17

True. pitbullgirl1965 Oct 2013 #19

Child labor was quite prevalent well into the 20th century Art_from_Ark Oct 2013 #21

An oasis in the desert rarely denies the existence of said desert. LanternWaste Oct 2013 #14

Well the North wasn't exactly a bastion of culture out in the boondocks Art_from_Ark Oct 2013 #18

And if it does, we kick its ass again. Aristus Oct 2013 #9

The Lost Cause of the South: HughBeaumont Oct 2013 #11

Disgusting. pitbullgirl1965 Oct 2013 #20

because it's types like him that we have this govt shut down JI7 Oct 2013 #13

For the South to rise again it would need a Viagra the size of Cuba Motown_Johnny Oct 2013 #15

change one letter, add another, and Klaymen becomes klansmen dionysus Oct 2013 #16