After the civil war, Congress passed the Reconstruction Acts of 1867. This was to rebuild the country while allowing ex-slaves the chance to enter into government, start their own businesses and blossom ("40 acres and a mule" were given to some as a way of starting farms). They did great, phenomenal even. They did so well that many white southerners decided their country was being taken over by blacks. By the mid 1870s, half the country was considering another civil war because of racist fear mongering propaganda. Jim Crow laws began in 1876 as a result, and blacks were pulled from government as well as businesses and by 1880, the South was almost plunged back to slavery again.
When a judge like Tom Head in Lubbock County, TX, tells the media there will be civil war if Obama is re-elected (and he's a JUDGE!) it can only be an attempt at stirring up the latent racism in angry Americans. That's lame, and if the GOP decides to play games like that, they are worthless. Please disregard any political candidate (Dems or GOP) who would prey upon our fears or weaknesses.
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