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jade3000

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14. The history lesson is interesting
Mon Nov 19, 2012, 07:46 PM
Nov 2012

But I'm not sure about the analysis of the present.

A few things:

My father is from Indiana. From the article: "Sometimes referred to as the 'northernmost southern state'". That's what he always says.

It's so crazy that the state constitution flat out denied access to "negroes and mulattoes". I think there might have been an early revision to change it from "shall" not enter or reside in the state to "should" not. And just in case they had problems enforcing that, they also included "No negro or mulatto shall have the right of suffrage." Hard core racism.

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