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Whipping scars of a former Mississippi slave, US Civil War, 1863 (media.kbin.social)
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[–] PugJesus@kbin.social 44 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Reconstruction was too soft and ended too soon.

[–] divineslayer@lemmy.world 21 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Andrew Johnson is top three worst presidents

[–] bdonvr@thelemmy.club 7 points 10 months ago

Let's also not let Lincoln get away from this discussion. He absolutely did huge harm to the radical reconstruction movement, although Johnson turned that to 11. He also has an awful record in regards to indigenous peoples. (As has every president)

[–] teh_bishop@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago

Yes his name should be repurposed to be defined as rancid rat shit injected in a forehead of a shitty president.