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lunasun

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1. Yes being in Illinois and seeing the first black female senator, Obama, Burris, etc I was surprised

Reply to qwlauren35 (Original post)

Tue Feb 27, 2018, 10:50 PM

Feb 2018

at the low number overall but the governor count really stood out .... Had I imagined more ?
Reconstruction a short window but inspiring history.
Thank you for every day.
Know sometimes I may be reading then get a call I need to act on and not get back to rec your posts but appreciated all of them very much.
Thank you Lauren

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Yes being in Illinois and seeing the first black female senator, Obama, Burris, etc I was surprised lunasun Feb 2018 #1

I very much hope you do this again irisblue Feb 2018 #2

Thank you, Lauren. sheshe2 Feb 2018 #3

Yes. spicysista Feb 2018 #4

I still havent read everything ismnotwasm Feb 2018 #5

History continually needs to be re-learned. kwassa Feb 2018 #6

It's great to hear from you. qwlauren35 Mar 2018 #7