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Politics : Evolution
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To: longnshort who wrote (32242)12/28/2012 5:12:40 PM
From: Solon  Read Replies (1) of 69300
 
"In December 1862, shortly after the battle of Fredericksburg, General Lee, as executor of the Custis estate, fulfilled the duty he owed the Custis family slaves by executing a deed of manumission which listed most of the slaves recorded on the estate inventory lists."

It was the Christian thing to do. Just as not burning witches anymore was the Christian thing to do! Christians have always changed course when people said, "ENOUGH"!
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