First Unit: Civil War/Reconstruction




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We’re starting off the year by studying the United States Civil War and Reconstruction.

Our Essential Question for this unit is: Did the Civil War move America towards its ideals?

Our assessment for this unit will be a persuasive essay

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  1. on September 26, 2008 at 9:03 am Ms. Diana Said:

    Nice job Em, for using all your resources!

  2. on September 26, 2008 at 9:04 am Alan Zhao Said:

    Yes, i think that America move twoards to its ideals beacause America did become a freedom State.Any Person can come to America and live freely here. now that there is no slaves, United States is the “Land of The Free.”

  3. on September 26, 2008 at 9:04 am brandon melendez Said:

    I belive that the civil war did move amarica towards its ideals because the civil war free the slaves and
    moved amarica towards a free land for everyone.

  4. on September 26, 2008 at 9:05 am Emily Said:

    Yes, the Civil War did move America towards its ideal because back then America used to be a slave states but wen the civil war happened the white people got really tired of it so they gave up wtih slavery.

  5. on September 26, 2008 at 9:05 am Gloria Li Said:

    Yes i think that america did live up to their ideals. First they had war but that was to free the slaves, and to give freedom. They have prove that all mens all created equally.

  6. on September 26, 2008 at 9:06 am deanna Said:

    Yes,the Civil War moved America towards it’s ideal of all men are equal because after the war there was no more slaves.

  7. on September 26, 2008 at 9:06 am betty Said:

    THE civil war didn’t move america towards its ideals. All men weren’t created equally. This is because the black men and the white men were trated differently. The blacks were treated like property while the whites were treated normally.

  8. on September 26, 2008 at 9:07 am AnqeLina mUChtar Said:

    yea it meant something cause they faught for freedom and the north won

  9. on September 26, 2008 at 9:07 am Herman Ye Said:

    Yes because the civil war freed slaves.Now america has no more slaves and is a free country for everyone.

  10. on September 26, 2008 at 9:07 am kinyada Said:

    yes i think that america lives up 2 it’s ideal’s cause there’s no more wars,slavery

  11. on September 26, 2008 at 9:07 am AnqeLina mUChtar Said:

    yea it did mean something cause they faught for freedom and the north won

  12. on September 26, 2008 at 10:37 am i am ailing (: Said:

    O_O yes? civil war did help america move up to its ideals and after the war all men were equal

  13. on September 26, 2008 at 10:39 am Bruce Liu Said:

    No, i dont think america lives up to its ideals because slaves were treated badly and they don’t like that. Also the slave’s ideals are having freedom but they dont have freedom. Another reason why america don’t live up to their ideals because not all mens or womens were treated equally. Blacks were treated worse than whites and people were racist againist each other. For example the whites say that the blacks are useless and they can’t work so they are slaves.

  14. on September 26, 2008 at 10:40 am Eric M. Said:

    Yes, they did because they fought for freedom to prevent slavery and after all the massacure the union aka north won and everyone was treated equally..

  15. on September 26, 2008 at 10:41 am Giovanni Said:

    yes the civil war did lead america to its ideals because the slavery stoped being treated bad.

  16. on September 26, 2008 at 10:42 am Susana Tam Said:

    i think that america did live up to its ideals b/c they have their own freedom.

  17. on September 26, 2008 at 10:42 am xiu zhen tan Said:

    The civil was is a very important that helped Americans to be freed! It is a very sad war that killed manys but it is mermories of people willing to fight for freedom!

  18. on September 26, 2008 at 12:59 pm ALEXANDER BATISTA Said:

    yes becuase then america has fought to stop the confederacy so that slavery would end.also becuase president lincoln believed that no matter the color or religion all men were still created equally.the war has also gave freedom to everyone even in the south if they promise to give up the war and slaves and so southerners agreed.
    soon america was once again an independent free country.

  19. on September 26, 2008 at 12:59 pm Ismael Gomez Said:

    I think that the civil war did move america towards its ideals because it freed the slaves and the declaration of independance said that all men are created equal…

  20. on September 26, 2008 at 1:00 pm Wilson Zhang Said:

    Yes, I think the Civil War did move America toward its ideals because it freed all slaves and that was their goal. They also killed all the Confederacy even though the Union died too and that was also one of their goals.

  21. on September 26, 2008 at 1:00 pm KASHAUN THOMPSON Said:

    yes i think that it did becuase the people showed that every oe has rights

  22. on September 26, 2008 at 1:01 pm Linda L. Said:

    Yes,i do think civil war lead america to its ideals because america ideals is that all men are created equal and general shermen was fighting the southeners to free the slaves.So yes i do think the civil war lead america to its ideals

  23. on September 26, 2008 at 1:02 pm ching yee lin (Natalie) Said:

    I think the civil war did move America towards its ideals,because after the civil war many states are stop the slavery.And at now almost all the people are equal,so it does help the america to make all men create equal.

  24. on September 26, 2008 at 1:02 pm YeFeng yan Said:

    Yes, Civil War moved america towards to its ideal because Union is trying to stop slavery, the blacks (slaves) wasnt treated fairly as others. So…
    Freedom = Ideal

  25. on September 26, 2008 at 1:02 pm Sophieg! Said:

    Yes i think that the America did move toward its ideals because of the E.P

  26. on September 26, 2008 at 1:03 pm Mei Lin Huang Said:

    NO,I THINK THAT THE CIVIL WAR DID NOT MOVE AMERICAN TOWARDS IT IDEALS.AMERICAN’S IDEAL IS ABOUT FREEDOM,AND EQUAL RIGHTS FOR EVERYONE.AND SLAVERY WAS AGIANST THE FREEDOM FOR EVERYONE.THE SLAVES WERE NOT TREATED EQUALLY.ALL MENS WERE NOT TREATED EQUALLY.BLACKS WRE TREATED EVEN WORSE THAN THE WHITES.

  27. on September 26, 2008 at 1:03 pm Zhao Hui Wang Said:

    I think the Civil War did not move America towards its ideals because the Civil War

  28. on September 26, 2008 at 1:22 pm AnqeLina mUChtar Said:

    Ms. fUller is COol :]
    HaHaaS.

    Anqee**

  29. on September 26, 2008 at 1:23 pm Emily Said:

    this is some cool chat. =D

  30. on September 26, 2008 at 1:24 pm Anna Tam O_o Said:

    Yea i think america did live up to its ideals because now people have freedom to do things and not get beaten like the slaves and we all get treated equal no matter what race you are.o_o

  31. on September 26, 2008 at 1:25 pm raymond Said:

    hey alan u write to little for the comment

  32. on September 26, 2008 at 1:26 pm ELEANA MARiE Said:

    YES,THE CiViL WAR DiD MOVE AMERiCA TOWARDSZ iTS iDEAL BECAUSE THE WAR HELPED AMERiCA ESPECiALLY WHEN THE BLACKS ANDS WHiTES TORE UP THEiR PAYCHECKS iN THE MOViE GLORY.

  33. on September 26, 2008 at 1:26 pm Emily Said:

    anna,
    i think you are soo right
    i agree with you.
    goooood work big girl =)

  34. on September 26, 2008 at 1:26 pm Gloria Li Said:

    I think that zhao hui means the civil war have nothing to do with any ideals.

  35. on September 26, 2008 at 1:26 pm raymond Said:

    wat is amarca brandon? it is amercia and nice words to reprsent ur comment

  36. on September 26, 2008 at 1:29 pm Alan Zhao Said:

    Haha Amarica lmfao…

  37. on September 26, 2008 at 1:30 pm raymond Said:

    emily i think ur comment didn’t explain how ur comment meant so i think ur comment is pretty okay

  38. on September 26, 2008 at 1:31 pm Janice Kwok Said:

    Yes I agree with them because America they had freedom. The whites get paid $13 and the blacks got $10. Back then that was a lot of money to them. So they stop slavery. They fought to end slavery and freedom.

  39. on September 26, 2008 at 1:31 pm simontan Said:

    Yes, i think that the civil war did move america closer to it’s ideals, because without the civil war there could be a chance that slaves wouldn’t have been freed.
    I think this because lincoln had to wait for the right thime to be able to free the slaves in the south with the document that he had wrote and waited for the right moment in the war.

  40. on September 26, 2008 at 1:32 pm Emily Said:

    raymond yer commment dont make sences. please explain

  41. on September 26, 2008 at 1:33 pm deanna Said:

    I disagree with you eleana. After the civil war all slaves were free.

  42. on September 26, 2008 at 1:33 pm Gloria Li Said:

    i think what alan said is correct, the land of the free for the ideal thing.

  43. on September 26, 2008 at 1:33 pm kinyada Said:

    I think that America kind of lived up 2 it’s ideas cause there iz no more slavery, civil wars. So it did kind of live up 2 it’s ideal. And then on da other side the world iz coming up 2 global warming, and the world iz dirty.

  44. on September 26, 2008 at 1:34 pm kAnDiI Said:

    HwYz :) kAnDiI hErE I ThInK ThEy dID lIvE uP 2 ThErE IdEaLz BeCaUsE ThErEz nO sLaVeS All ArOuNd tHa wOrLd aNd tHa WaR Is oVeR KaNdIi sAyS ThAt dUhH

  45. on September 26, 2008 at 1:34 pm raymond Said:

    yea it does emily becuase ur comment dont make muhc sense expect for sum part and angee i think ur comment is too short so i dont really get ur comment so please explin and write more

  46. on September 26, 2008 at 1:35 pm ELEANA MARiE Said:

    i AqREE WiTH ANNA ABOUT THE FREDOM PART.<3 :D

  47. on September 26, 2008 at 1:35 pm j e n n y. Said:

    FREE ALL THE SLAVES

    j e n n n y ;]

  48. on September 26, 2008 at 1:36 pm Herman Ye Said:

    i agree with janice because the blacks got 10 dollars and the whites got 10 dollars.

  49. on September 26, 2008 at 1:36 pm AnqeLina mUChtar Said:

    america did live up to thea ideals cause the civil war was for freedom
    so whoeva said they wasnt then they feelin mighty “foolish” <= [couldnt write the word stupid]

  50. on September 26, 2008 at 1:37 pm aLan. Said:

    People who said yes to Americas ideal i think is right but whoever said no plz explain??

  51. on September 26, 2008 at 1:37 pm raymond Said:

    i agree wiht jenny FREEE THE SLAVES FREEE THE SLAVES FREEE THE SLAVES FREEE THE SLAVES FREEE THE SLAVES FREEE THE SLAVES FREEE THE SLAVES FREEE THE SLAVES FREEE THE SLAVES FREEE THE SLAVES FREEE THE SLAVES FREEE THE SLAVES FREEE THE SLAVES FREEE THE SLAVES FREEE THE SLAVES FREEE THE SLAVES FREEE THE SLAVES

  52. on September 26, 2008 at 1:38 pm Emily Said:

    whatever raymond. you should read it again & look in the dictionary.

  53. on September 26, 2008 at 1:38 pm Gloria Li Said:

    this is cool

  54. on September 26, 2008 at 1:38 pm alex Said:

    Civil war blahs blahs blahs

  55. on September 26, 2008 at 1:39 pm raymond Said:

    Comment me for chip,dumplings,stinky dumpling for free :D

  56. on September 26, 2008 at 1:39 pm deanna Said:

    I also agree with Janice.

  57. on September 26, 2008 at 1:39 pm Herman Ye Said:

    whites got 13 dollars and blacks got 10 dollars*

  58. on September 26, 2008 at 1:40 pm MenCongSoo Said:

    Yes that the Civil War moved America ideal because after the war between the Union and the Confederacy, they stopped slavery. That moved America ideal because if they didn’t stopped slavery then the blacks would not be treated the same as the whites.

  59. on September 26, 2008 at 1:40 pm alex Said:

    SS MYSPACE / FB HAHAHA

  60. on September 26, 2008 at 1:40 pm Gloria Li Said:

    hi ms.fuller:)

  61. on September 26, 2008 at 1:41 pm brandon melendez Said:

    all the blogs are great

  62. on September 26, 2008 at 1:42 pm Emily Said:

    raymond,
    this is social studies blogs
    not myspcace.

  63. on September 26, 2008 at 1:42 pm alex Said:

    GIMME MY MARBLESSS

  64. on September 26, 2008 at 1:42 pm aLan. Said:

    Lmao Kewl >XDD

  65. on September 26, 2008 at 1:42 pm betty Said:

    I odnt agree with all the yeses because they gave all the white men their uniform b4 they gave the blacks and that is y i dont agree. plz donnt arguue with meeee.

  66. on September 26, 2008 at 1:43 pm kandii Said:

    HwYz WaT GoOdY WiTh tHiS i WanT To gEt oN mYsPaCe tHiS Is wAt lIkE WaT GoODy wItH ThA IcOnZ On tHiS PaGE LiKe Ewwwwwwwwwwwwwww iT mAkEs mE sIcK bUt LiKe fReE ThA sLaVeS LoL CuTe rIgHt:)
    :p

  67. on September 26, 2008 at 1:43 pm alex Said:

    Gimme Ma Marbles ;D

  68. on September 26, 2008 at 1:44 pm deanna Said:

    this is so fun

  69. on September 26, 2008 at 1:45 pm Anna Tam O_o Said:

    i AGREE WiTH JANiCE ABOUT THE 10$ FOR SLAVES AND 13$ FOR THE WHiTES AND i DiDN’T THiNK THAT WAS FAiR.
    UMMMM AM i RiGHT?

    ANNA WAS HERE Y0! ;O

  70. on September 26, 2008 at 1:45 pm Gloria Li Said:

    my forth comment=)
    the slaves should be free!!!

  71. on September 26, 2008 at 1:45 pm Emily Said:

    thanks to the civil war
    that the land is free now.
    america is cool!

  72. on September 26, 2008 at 1:46 pm j e n n y. Said:

    herman you cant type for nuthing.

    j e n n n y y;

  73. on September 26, 2008 at 1:47 pm MenCongSoo Said:

    word..

  74. on September 26, 2008 at 1:47 pm deanna Said:

    i agree with jenny and lets free all the slaves!:)

  75. on September 26, 2008 at 1:47 pm j e n n y. Said:

    myplace is better then myspace. LOL

    j e n n n y y ;

  76. on September 26, 2008 at 1:48 pm aLan. Said:

    Lols >XD

  77. on September 26, 2008 at 1:48 pm Emily Said:

    raymond and jennnny stop complainning about people typingg !
    GOSHHHH ! :)

  78. on September 26, 2008 at 1:49 pm kinyada Said:

    no more slavery yes no more slaves wow KINYADA:)

  79. on September 26, 2008 at 1:49 pm josh Said:

    stop ppl b4 i do some thing to u not bad

  80. on September 26, 2008 at 1:49 pm AnqeLina mUChtar Said:

    HaHaas i lEarNed hOw to Put a SMily FaCe. See =>:)
    But fOr Real They did Live Up to Thea ideAls thO.
    FREE THE SLAVES !!!

    Anqee did This on Her NEW lAptOp [KelVeSter] !!!

  81. on September 26, 2008 at 2:11 pm Jacob R. Said:

    yes,because when they went to war they let slaves go to war so thats kind of like treating all men equal.yes, because they stuck up for the usa.people died in war and didn’t care.

  82. on September 26, 2008 at 2:14 pm nicholas chow Said:

    i say the civil war did move us closer to our ideals.after the war all the slaves were freed and out of slavery

  83. on September 26, 2008 at 2:15 pm Jessica Said:

    I say the civil war did help make the idel that all man are create equal beause they let the blacks fight in the war and let them prove them selfs to everyone. So it prove thats blacks can do what ever the whites can do.

  84. on September 26, 2008 at 2:15 pm Eric Hu Said:

    I agree with you Mei Lin Huang because the blacks were slaves to the whites and the slave owners (whites) treats the slaves like dogs. The slave owner’s even brain washed the slaves so the slaves can’t think.

  85. on September 26, 2008 at 2:16 pm Crystal L. Said:

    no i don’t think that america lived upto its ideals because then till this day people are still racist to other people but at least now more people aren’t racist.
    :)

  86. on September 26, 2008 at 2:16 pm Eric M. Said:

    Yes, Civil War did live up to its ideal. Every war stopped after that. All men was treated equally again not just the men, all the race stop the racism. they got their freedom and prevent slavery.

    Btw, Raymond Look at your post ;; According to the history SLAVE WAS FREE..

  87. on September 26, 2008 at 2:16 pm Eric M. Said:

    Yes, Civil War did live up to its ideal. Every war stopped after that. All men was treated equally again not just the men, all the race stop the racism. they got their freedom and prevent slavery.

    Btw, Raymond Look at your post ;; According to the history SLAVE WAS FREE..

  88. on September 26, 2008 at 2:17 pm Joel Said:

    I think the civil war did lead america to its ideals because all men are created equal and there are no more slaves because of lincoln

    JOEL is out with a cookie

  89. on September 26, 2008 at 2:18 pm Cindy L. Said:

    I agree with Deanna because what she said was really true!!! The slaves did get freed after the war. I also agree with Gloria because the civil war was made to prove that “all men are created equal!!!”

  90. on September 26, 2008 at 2:18 pm Jacob R. Said:

    also no,because they weren’t treated right by the white men they had to lisen to.

  91. on September 26, 2008 at 2:18 pm SimonZ Said:

    I agree with what Alexander said because America did live up to it ideal after civil war ended.

  92. on September 26, 2008 at 2:19 pm Eric M. Said:

    Yes, America did live up to it ideals when civil war was coming to a end. All men after that was treated equally and they EARN their freedom so they should be rewarded to stop all slavery.

    I Think that civil war changed all the racism in the world, Blacks and Whites now get alone together today because of the civil war.

  93. on September 26, 2008 at 2:21 pm phillippine Said:

    i think that the civil war did move America to its ideals’ think this because it help end slavery it also helped other countries think about ending slavery. The civil war did this buy making freedom a national issue. also Lincoln made it a fact that every man women and child who was born in America has the right to life liberty and the pursuit of happiness

  94. on September 26, 2008 at 2:21 pm Brucce Said:

    Woah, everyone saying that the civil war moved america towards it’s ideals but i disagree with everyone. :P
    I don’t think that the civil war moved america towards it’s ideals because in the movie Glory, the blacks survived in the Wagner fort but that doesn’t mean that they won because theres other places to fight.

  95. on September 26, 2008 at 2:22 pm Jia Yi =0 Said:

    yes cuz theres no more war and the north won and i think the mens are al equall

  96. on September 26, 2008 at 2:23 pm Eric Hu Said:

    I agree with you because since whites get $13 and blacks gets $10, that means that the whites gets more respect then the blacks do. That also means that all people are not created equally.

  97. on September 26, 2008 at 2:23 pm SimonZ Said:

    Nice job ye fang I agree with you. =0

  98. on September 26, 2008 at 2:23 pm Kevin Said:

    chee shin hi ms. fuller

  99. on September 26, 2008 at 2:25 pm SimonZ Said:

    I thought that black and white are equal after Civil War.

  100. on September 26, 2008 at 2:25 pm Cindy L. Said:

    To my opinion America did live up to its ideals because according to the internet research the civil war was to help free the slaves. But!!! I still think that it is nonsense to even think about racism!!!

  101. on September 26, 2008 at 2:25 pm Susana Tam Said:

    YES, because the north helped free the slaves and our own freedom. During the civil war, the slaves helped the north to fight for their own freedom. I think that the slaves did the right thing for the future.

  102. on September 26, 2008 at 2:27 pm Jacob R. Said:

    I agree with deanna because what she said was really ture.the slaves did get freed arter the civil war.

  103. on September 26, 2008 at 2:27 pm Kevoo Said:

    No, america did not live up to it’s ideal….because i said so -.-

  104. on September 26, 2008 at 2:28 pm Joel Said:

    i agree wit nicholas because slaves are now free an there is no more control over people

    COOKIE TIME LOL

  105. on September 26, 2008 at 2:29 pm xiu zhen tan Said:

    I think that Mei Lin is correct and wrong at the same time! Yes! It is true that the slaves and the blacks are USED to be treated badly… BUT, they were equal AFTER the civil war. After that, everybody is equal and treated fairly!

  106. on September 26, 2008 at 2:29 pm Crystal L. Said:

    after the war i doubt that everyone stopped being racist
    ..soo i really dont think that america live upto its ideals =/

  107. on September 26, 2008 at 2:30 pm i am ailing (: Said:

    im hungry now

  108. on September 26, 2008 at 2:30 pm Jin qiu lin Said:

    The America did live up to its ideal because now there are no slaves thanks to the civil war. The Civil War decrease the amount of slaves in the united state.

  109. on September 26, 2008 at 2:31 pm Eric Hu Said:

    I disagree with you MenCongSoo because after the Union won the Civil war their were still some states that still have slaves in them.

  110. on September 26, 2008 at 2:31 pm nicholas chow Said:

    i disagree with bruce casue in the united states there is no more slavery. americas ideal is “all men are created equals” and now there is no major problems agaisnt it.

  111. on September 26, 2008 at 2:32 pm Kevoo Said:

    i agree with Bruce because ppo still hav problemss 2day…amen

  112. on September 26, 2008 at 2:33 pm Ms.Fuller Said:

    stop doing all this un nessacary comments.

  113. on September 26, 2008 at 2:34 pm Eric Hu Said:

    I agree with you Gloria because slavery is bad.

  114. on September 26, 2008 at 2:34 pm god Said:

    i priase the lord that all men are created equal.

  115. on September 26, 2008 at 2:35 pm xiu zhen tan Said:

    I agree with Eric Hu b/c they are treating the troops badly with only $10 and the comanders get $13! But the troops have more people there and there are only a few commanders. And they TEACH the troop! So they needed to get more ready than the troop does!

  116. on September 26, 2008 at 2:36 pm anoamous Said:

    got milk(its not kevin)

  117. on September 26, 2008 at 2:37 pm Junior Sanchez Said:

    1. America did live up to there ideals because they had freedom and they stopped slavery.
    2. Sherman’s army burned down the south’s house and took there food to teach them a lesson.
    3. The black 54th fought to end slavery and to have freedom.

  118. on September 26, 2008 at 2:53 pm xiu zhen tan Said:

    i agree with god! it is really right that everybody should be created fairly and equally at the same time! it would be unfair if it is not!

  119. on September 26, 2008 at 3:22 pm xiu zhen tan Said:

    I agree with Junior because Americans did reach up to their goals but then, manys had died… Even though they died, some of the people’s great work earn up to becoming a part of the history! Even though, Sheman’s mean by burning their houses and all, that is for to teach them the lesson to not doing that again! Yes, it is true! The 54ths’ went to live to to freedom! They don’t care about their own lives! They (all that had fought to the war) are willing to give it to the future! So everybody will have a great spiritful future!!!

  120. on September 26, 2008 at 5:46 pm Suki Lin Said:

    Yes, The Civil War had move toward to America’s ideal,because the Civil War had ended the slavery and it creat men freedom. And it also gets America all back together.

  121. on September 26, 2008 at 6:47 pm Stephen Said:

    yes, i think america moved towards its ideals because after the war african slaves were liberated by the Emancipation Ploclaimation showing all men were created equal. At the end many men had died tring to liberate or keep africans as slaves.

  122. on September 27, 2008 at 12:09 am Celine L. Said:

    I agree with Stephen. I think american has moved towards its ideal becuase we fought & we lost many men who served the army just to be set free from slavery. The Emancipation Ploclaimation made ALL men free from slavery.

  123. on September 27, 2008 at 3:10 pm kevin Said:

    i agree with god. it is really right that everybody should be created fairly and equally at the same time

  124. on September 27, 2008 at 3:16 pm kevin Said:

    I don’t think that america is living up to it’s ideals because in the movie Glory, the blacks survived in the Wagner fort

  125. on September 27, 2008 at 3:16 pm kevin Said:

    I don’t think that america is living up to it’s ideals because in the movie Glory, the blacks survived in the Wagner fort

  126. on September 29, 2008 at 9:29 pm Diana Said:

    I see many great things here.
    First of all, Bruce, you were the only one to disagree, that’s amazing, congratulations for thinking against the grain. The Freedmen’s Bureau was great, but it might help you see that all the great things DIDN’T happen for former slaves, and then you gotta wonder why.

    Junior, your comments were wonderful. I love how you numbered them 1, 2, 3. They were really thorough.

    Next, Ailing- if you don’t stop writing unnecessary comments, your computer will go bye bye to this cookie monster you’re all talking about…

    keep on blogging…

  127. on October 5, 2008 at 9:35 pm Linda L. Said:

    No,I don’t think civil war lead America to it’s ideals because even though they were free the whites still had more rights than the blacks.The whites were still being racist and the blacks still couldn’t do whatever they wanted to do or wanted to be.So no I don’t think civil war lead America to it’s ideals.

  128. on October 20, 2008 at 4:32 am xiu zhen tan Said:

    I agree with what Linda said but not all whites are recist. And besides, they are just starting to learn more about freedom. The Whites that wanted the Blacks to be equal could teach them how EQUAL is suppose to be like.

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