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Re: Future Wild West Possibilities
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Date: 
Fri, 31 Dec 1999 00:44:54 GMT
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If they do put slaves in the sets the will be blasted
for making the only black minifigs slaves.

What about the Union army units that were blacks?  Sorry, I don't remember
numbers of units, but I know some boston (mass) units were all blacks.

Also, realize that the American Civil War was about a heck of a lot more than
Slavery...

James Powell



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(...) Sure it was. It was a war a long time in coming and the slavery issue that was the match that sparked the fire. It was also a war about states rights ETC. but my point was that if you dont put slaves in the sets TLC will have trouble, and if (...) (25 years ago, 31-Dec-99, to lugnet.western)

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(...) or (...) romanticize (...) Valid points. I agree that they will probably not make a Civil War theme (which I hate to say). I still think that there is a way to do it tactfully and respectfully, tho. Like it was ealier said, you don't have to (...) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.western)

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