Modern-Day US Secessionists: An Interactive Map

From Ganjastan to Independent Long Island, separatists want to quit the United States and go it alone.

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Not all Americans yearn for a more perfect union. Below, an interactive map of a few contemporary separatist groups that want to quit the United States and go it alone:

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