Jasen777
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I am assuming that in certain other places black majority states would also emerge in this scenario
Mississippi and South Carolina were already majority black.
I am assuming that in certain other places black majority states would also emerge in this scenario
Mississippi and South Carolina were already majority black.
You are right. I think that Texas' 'right' to subdivide was forfeited upon secession and readmission to the Union - if it actually existed at all to begin with.
However their voting rights weren't enforced and I assume that Northern White voters wouldn't want to enforce Black voting rights too heavily in areas where they might actually be able to control the government. They would probably allow poll taxes to stop it.
Sure. I was just pointing out that there is no need to create majority black states on purpose or inadvertently by pulling out Appalachia, as there were already 2. And I agree it's unlikely that blank franchise will be enforced. But it would be interesting if it would. Two states controlled by black voters might have an impact on the concept of state's rights.
Maybe West Florida might be recreated ITTL, to screw over Alabama, Mississippi and the now East Florida?
Nugax's steampunk-in-space story has the US do something like this: https://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?p=4353531&highlight=map#post4353531