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[–] UniversalBasicJustice@quokk.au 3 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Was the prior lowest point Andrew Johnson's 'contributions' to Reconstruction?

[–] PugJesus@piefed.social 3 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Yeah. The 1890s were rough too, but the 1910s and 20s managed to dip below that.

[–] UniversalBasicJustice@quokk.au 3 points 16 hours ago

The Southern Good Ole Boys heard about the Great War and thought to themselves "The only great war is the Race War!"