Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley claimed the US has “never been a racist county” during an interview with Fox News on Tuesday.
Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley claimed the US has “never been a racist county” during an interview with Fox News on Tuesday.
Nikki… Why is there a North and South Carolina?
And a Virginia and West Virginia?
They were difficult to administer together?
Both had slavery, but South Carolina was a shipping hub for the British in their exploitation of the Caribbean. They had a huge slave trade.
The north on the other hand was poorer, and was mostly populated with farmers. (many of whom used slave labor).
So the colonies were split apart in 1712. The split was completely peaceful. After all, a colonist was considered a subject of the crown first and foremost. At least until some got a bit uppity about 50 years later.
The split you were probably thinking about was Virginia and West Virginia. That one was 100% a split over slavery at the start of the civil war.
Ummm… partial credit.
You should have mentioned that those poorer northern farmers were mostly former indentured workers who weren’t allowed to resettle in the southern areas due to stigma against them.
Of course, Ms. Haley would probably also mention that that was pre-revolution and thus doesn’t really count.
She’s also stated that the civil war was a states rights issue (blerg) and also doesn’t count.
You know what would count, though?
The Asian Exclusion acts of 1875, 1885, 1917, and 1924. All of which had popular support.
Disagreements over states rights, probably.
And what rights were those?
strong disagreements over state’s rights vs federal government /s