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Old 09-10-2021, 04:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Bilyclub View Post
But they were pardoned, just like FALN and SDS terrorists.
President Andrew Johnson took no chances. On Christmas Day 1868, he pardoned former Confederates from the crime of treason, thwarting vengeful Northerners, Lost Cause Southerners and headline writers all over the country.
Once pardoned, most of them went back to their part time hobby, being active members of the KKK.