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Lancero

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8. Most nations progressed faster then the other though...

Reply to craigmatic (Reply #2)

Wed Oct 28, 2015, 07:54 PM

Oct 2015

I forget, how many years did it take the US to outlaw slavery after the UK did? Oh yeah, 32 years and a war.

While the nations history do share similar events, some nations were quicker to progress then others.

Sadly though, rather then progress the US is going back in time in regards to racial equality

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