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Was it ever decided?
by brightball 9y ago
Was it ever decided?
- Clubber 9y agoYes, sort of. After the end of the war, it was ruled unconstitutional (by SCOTUS), but only applied to 1869 onward. (perhaps meaning it was legal in 1861). The actual ruling is still being debated. https://history.stackexchange.com/questions/2056/was-the-secession-of-the-confederate-states-illegal https://history.stackexchange.com/questions/2056/was-the-sec...
- brightball 9y agoThat is a very interesting read