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OAITW r.2.0

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9. At one time LePage and his French Canadian ancestors (mine included)...

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Mon Nov 5, 2018, 11:08 PM

Nov 2018

were viewed as the enemy. The KKK was very active in Central ME in the early 1900's trying to keep Paul's ancestors out of the State. Same old, same old. See Gov. Baxter, Dexter, KKK.

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Maine Governor LePage: black and Hispanic people are 'the enemy' [View all] TexasTowelie Sep 2018 OP

He needs some of these! Rhiannon12866 Sep 2018 #1

I thought of that thread too. TexasTowelie Sep 2018 #2

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At one time LePage and his French Canadian ancestors (mine included)... OAITW r.2.0 Nov 2018 #9