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augustdementhe:kitchenwitchupinthisbitch:larkandkatydid:bachfan:frislander:nithaunayos:prismghostmeadows:mapsontheweb:The Cretaceous Period (145 to 66 million years ago) seashore in Alabama vs how Alabama voted in the 2016 election. Keep readingIt means that in the Cretaceous period plankton lived along the shoreline and, when they died, they created large deposits of chalk on the seabed. When the seas receded they drained through the chalk and created soil which, millennia later, turned out to be great for growing cotton. So the ancient Cretaceous shoreline became land where lots of slaves lived. Now those areas have large African American populations, who tend to vote Democrat.Now that is inter-connectedness I didn’t even realise was possible.I’m pretty sure I’ve reblogged this article from Deep Sea News at some point previously, but it’s truly a great read:andSource: [x]There is a book on this! Deep Roots: How Slavery Still Shapes Southern Politics by Avidit Acharya, Matthew Blackwell & Maya SenThis is amazing! Mind. BLOWN. -- source link