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Deborah Ruf's avatar

They were indeed traitors and the penalty is death. The murder of Lincoln was what saved them all.

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yeildo14's avatar

I completely agree. The worst thing that happened was Lincoln's assassination. Johnson basically forgot about the south and let them return to de facto slavery.

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J L Graham's avatar

My impression of Johnson was ultra racist pro-slavery. We need to be ultra careful about who we let be VP.

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