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I read an article that said that former Governor Johnson wanted the rebel leaders easily pardoned. I also read a claim that Lincoln thought of having him rather than Butler as the Democrat on the National Union ticket

Is it really imaginable that the old Planter class would have been allowed to gradually retake power and treat former slaves as virtual slaves.

Some have suggested that the Confederate cause would be seen as in some ways Romantic. Could people really believe the combination of racism, slavery and treason could be seen in any positive light.

Would there have been such huge pressure of Germany after the revelations by the American Consul in South West Africa? Or was that mainly caused by the pressure the dying Victoria put on her government.

Would the US have been allowed to take over the Belgium Congo following the revelation of the outrages?

I heard a claim that African Americans could be denied rights in the South into the 1960s and economically disadvantaged even now.

Is that possible?
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