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re: The economic viability of slavery and it's eventual abolition
Posted on 9/30/14 at 2:27 pm to cokebottleag
Posted on 9/30/14 at 2:27 pm to cokebottleag
about 33% of southern whites owned slaves when the war started (not all were large planters, many just had one on a small farm) I'm not sure where you get 6% from.
so, while it is true most white southerners in 1860 didn't own slaves, were poor (most had a diet, life expectancy, and work life similar to a slave) they still benefited from the slave economy, the social hierarchy and had something to fight for, even though it was the rich planter politicians who made the treasonous act to split the country.
so, while it is true most white southerners in 1860 didn't own slaves, were poor (most had a diet, life expectancy, and work life similar to a slave) they still benefited from the slave economy, the social hierarchy and had something to fight for, even though it was the rich planter politicians who made the treasonous act to split the country.
This post was edited on 9/30/14 at 4:16 pm
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