Posted on 09/05/2014 3:49:06 PM PDT by Ennis85
...sold to turks....
muslims whose religion allowed such treatment of kaffir.
As I understand it, the productivity gains were mainly due to improved planting and cultivation more than driving the workers harder.
It made as much sense to mistreat a slave as it would to put sand in the crankcase of your tractor...
Sure, there are always a few, but no one had TV, electricity, air conditioning, or (as a rule) running water in those days.
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