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now Los Angeles is a blue town, a liberal town, and one that rejoices in its diversity.
But it could’ve been a close call. Before the Civil War, half of L.A.’s Anglo residents were Southerners. In the 1860 presidential election here, Abraham Lincoln came in third. On the first Fourth of July of the war, someone hoisted the Confederate flag over the town’s central plaza. Three U.S. Army officers here resigned, left California and became Confederate generals; soon, members of a secret militia too had “gone to Dixie.” Had secession been put to a vote, Southern California would probably have joined the slave-holding Confederacy.
and i m victor guzman. thanks for joining us. university police are still looking for the two men who they say committed an armed robbery on campus. jessica melcher is live on campus with the report. jessica? thanks. there has been some concern on campus since the robbery occurred early sunday morning right in the campus village quad. the robbery occurred at around four a-m when two male suspects pointed a gun at the victims and demanded their cell phones, wallets and cash. they then fled northbound. an s-j-s-u alert informed students of the incident and since then, some students have felt less safe living on campus. it s not surprising. we always get robberies or someone getting pointed at a gun [sic someone s always in danger on this campus, and it makes me feel uncomfortable due to the fact that there s a police station right there. there have been nine robbery cases over the past year: four completed and five attempts. university police ensure that they do all that th