It can be argued that slavery was like the import of zebra mussels or the chestnut fungus, a biological disaster in the making.
The making is being felt now.
For sure.
How to Pay In Full, is my question. Maybe death of the culture that participated is the only way.
Hopefully, true democracy or rather our good version Representative Republic 2.0 will make good use to avoid the faults that are bringing down Representative Republic 1.0.