PugJesus@piefed.socialM to ShermanPosting@piefed.socialEnglish · 2 months agoSomething truemedia.piefed.socialimagemessage-square30linkfedilinkarrow-up1237arrow-down10 cross-posted to: politicalmemes@lemmy.world
arrow-up1237arrow-down1imageSomething truemedia.piefed.socialPugJesus@piefed.socialM to ShermanPosting@piefed.socialEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square30linkfedilink cross-posted to: politicalmemes@lemmy.world
minus-squareStern@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 months agoOklahoma has its panhandle due to slavery. It used to be part of Texas but Texas gave it up rather then give up slavery.
minus-squaresik0fewl@piefed.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 months agoThey had two civil wars over it. First when México outlawed it and again when the USA did.
minus-squarejballs@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 months agoWest Virginia isn’t really thought of as being the nicest of states, but they were the only state created explicitly to combat slavery - so that’s pretty cool.
Texas was created for slavery.
Oklahoma has its panhandle due to slavery. It used to be part of Texas but Texas gave it up rather then give up slavery.
They had two civil wars over it. First when México outlawed it and again when the USA did.
West Virginia isn’t really thought of as being the nicest of states, but they were the only state created explicitly to combat slavery - so that’s pretty cool.