• jballs@sh.itjust.works
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    1 hour ago

    Is West Virginia known for being a heavily racist state? I heard the state was originally founded by splitting off from Virginia during the Civil War to join the north. So as far as I know, it’s the only state that was explicitly founded as a fight against slavery.

    • BeeegScaaawyCripple@lemmy.world
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      2 hours ago

      and a demographically noticeable amount of folk resettled from the south to tennessee and kentucky because they fought for the union.