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American History

JohnnyRingo

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2. The day the democrats lost the Gulf states for decades.

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Tue Jul 2, 2024, 10:37 AM

Jul 2024

Are there any water fountains left in Alabama or did they pull them all out?

He knew what his actions would do too He mentioned it in speeches, but he was a decent enough southern man to see it through.
Hard now to believe now how much I despised that man when I was draft age.

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