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TexLaProgressive

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36. Long ago I read a series about the Dabney family

Reply to JohnnyRingo (Reply #34)

Fri Sep 5, 2025, 12:11 PM

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The 2nd book "Tap Roots" a character named Sam Dabney was an atheist. He never used God's name in vain. Asked why, he said, "If I'm right it's a waste of breath. If wrong then I offended the god I don't believe in"

This is historical fiction written by James Street. The film "The Free State of Jones" is also fictionized version of one of the counties in the south that succeeded from the Confederacy.

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