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Woman’s Suffrage vote in W.Va. worthy of Hollywood

Gerald D. Swick August 16, 2020 Once, in America history blogLeave a comment

West Virginia’s vote to ratify the 19th Amendment is a story worthy of Hollywood, with political machinations, a cross-country race, and a vacant Senate seat.

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‘Fake News’ in Abraham Lincoln’s reelection

Gerald D. Swick December 13, 2017 Once, in America history blogLeave a comment

To prevent the reelection of Abraham Lincoln and other Republicans, two journalists coined a new term, ‘miscegenation,’ and penned a bogus pamphlet supposedly encouraging interracial marriage.

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