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[–] positiveWHAT@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 19 points 1 year ago (1 children)

"Copperheads" were slaver sympathizers who believed in compromising with the Confederates.

[–] tiredofsametab@fedia.io 6 points 1 year ago

I had no idea; I thought it was something that sprang up in the decade or so since I left the US.