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		SauciestGNU on Aug 8, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The 1857 Utah War Utah was a slave state. They might not have joined the Confederacy, but Brigham Young as governor publicly advocated in favor of slavery.

gumby on Aug 9, 2022 [–]

I hadn’t known that, though it doesn’t surprise me.

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