It was an interesting day today. The North and South became divided by slavery, which caused the South to secede to form the Confederate States of America. The fourteenth amendment is made for African-American citizens and protects citizens from discriminatory state laws. The right to vote for African American men was secured by the Fifteenth Amendment. Southern states are preparing for the Fourteenth Amendment to be ratified. I'm not sure if they're delaying the ratification of these two amendments. I genuinely hope that these amendments are passed by Congress. However, the South has a reputation for being obstinate and troublesome when it comes to making decisions. Unfortunately, the Civil War instilled in Southerners a negative perception of African Americans as a second-class race. The situation in the south has reached a critical stage. That African Americans even fled to the north in order to escape slavery. The Southerners were persistent as we Northerners fought for the abolition of slavery. I'm delighted we as a family opposed to slave owners profiting from African Americans' enslavement. I'm grateful I live in the north instead of the south.
When any state or country operates with a "command economy", this means that the government, instead of the "free market" or consumers, is in charge of determining output and production quotas.
