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[Steve]

(07-24-2019 07:58 PM)L Verge Wrote:  Frankly, I am not sure that a colored man would have stayed so silent on what he knew under extreme duress. He may have been a free man during most of the war, but likewise, he may have just been given his freedom as of November 1, 1864, when the new state constitution went into effect. Six months is a short period of freedom in which to forgive and forget past wrongs. If colored, I would be tempted to spill the beans and release years of pent-up anger over being enslaved.

If I were in that position, I would do that as well.