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There are many who say that slavery was on its way out in the mid 19th Century - Even if the South had won the WoSI. Do you agree with that - How else would the Direction of the two countries have chaged the course of History?
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When emancipation came, many former slaves were forced to leave their former massa's property, with nothing but the clothes they were wearing. A few lucky ones were hired by their mormer massas as paid workers, & some with skills found work in shops & factories. But many were reduced to beggars.
A reasonable number went "out west" to become cowboys But the majority became menial workers, getting part-time work such as garbagemen, janitors, lawn-cutters, heavy labor, etc. The notion that they were good only for that type of work, or as entertainers, has persisted to this very day in some places! That's part of the subtle racism that's somewhat prevalent in the USA today.
When each seceded state rejoined the Union, as slavery was outlawed in the Union.When did the emancipation you speak of take place?
Quantrill
When each seceded state rejoined the Union, as slavery was outlawed in the Union.
-----------So you're statement in post #(4) where you speak of that 'subtle racism' and the terrible plight of the negro slave after emancipation, is the fault of the Northern states. Not the South. The North wanted to free the slaves all at once with no plan as to what to do with the freed negro. And they promised the negro the moon, and he believed them. Then they abandoned him. Quantrill
And so the Ds have continued their patronizing attitude toward blacks to the present. Though many have finally realized that they (blacks) just traded one plantation for another when they trusted the Ds.
Slavery was indeed on the way out. It was actually proven post civil war that the share cropper system was more profitable than the slave system. Slave owners were beginning to see this pre civil war. Maintaining slaves was very expensive.There are many who say that slavery was on its way out in the mid 19th Century - Even if the South had won the WoSI. Do you agree with that - How else would the Direction of the two countries have chaged the course of History?
Open for discussion