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2. The awful thinking of the time

Reply to Bernardo de La Paz (Reply #1)

Sun Oct 12, 2025, 02:14 PM

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was that black people weren't people.

The concept of sharing the wealth among all "people" ... those they considered people, any way ... was certainly a positive thing.

I'm guessing the "person" in "Every person of full age neither owning nor having owned [50] acres of land," also did not apply to single women of "full age".

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Jefferson's third draft of Virginia Constitution had provision for a guaranteed 50 acres of land [View all] darkstar Sunday OP

But that was * not * 40 acres and a mule reparations. Whites only. All the same thanks for bringing this here. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Sunday #1

The awful thinking of the time RandomNumbers Sunday #2