06-22-2020, 08:48 AM
(06-21-2020, 10:42 AM)fredtoast Wrote: Ending slavery and preserving the union was a great accomplishment for ALL Americans. It was made possible by the sacrifes of thousands of white troops.
Ending the oppression of women was a great day for ALL Americans. It was made possible by voting men.
Why shouldn't white people celebrate the end of slavery? Why shouldn't men celebrate women getting the right to vote? To me those are great moments in American history where our nation corrected a problem and became greater as a country.
Slavery hasn't ended. Just want to throw that out there
"A great democracy has got to be progressive, or it will soon cease to be either great or a democracy..." - TR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
