Joy-Ann (Pro-Democracy) Reid 😷 @JoyAnnReid
Can you imagine in 1865 if instead of a war, the U.S. had held a state-by-state vote on race-based slavery? Oh wait … I actually could imagine that. And much like today, such a vote would have been severely restricted, to ensure the “right” outcome for wealthy planters. — PolitiTweet.org