Not just since the Civil War. The South was at a serious economic disadvantage before the War even started. And it has really never gotten much better, barring some temporary booms.
That is a point, indeed, though I think someone said Tennessee was in really bad shape the other day on my flist.
Wellllll, you and I know that:) But most people, and that's a broad generalization, think of the carpet baggers bad and the sharks after the Civil War doing their dirty deeds gone bad;>
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Date: October 28th, 2009 11:59 am (UTC)*sighs*
Yeah, that's about what I figured...
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Date: October 28th, 2009 03:51 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: October 28th, 2009 03:55 pm (UTC)the surprise was that it's not entirely.
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Date: October 28th, 2009 04:06 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: October 28th, 2009 09:52 pm (UTC)That is a point, indeed, though I think someone said Tennessee was in really bad shape the other day on my flist.
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Date: October 28th, 2009 11:56 pm (UTC)