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To: Oliviaforever
Not all of them were forced to do hard labor. Not all of them had children or had them taken away and sold.

You have seen too many episodes of "Roots."

As other posters have pointed out, slaves were expensive and vital to the success of the vast plantations of the South. It would make little sense to spend that kind of money on something so important, then take it home and break it.

Now, admittedly, the institution of slavery is, by its very nature, an offense against humanity. But the overblown image of slaveowners as sadistic brutalizers is largely fiction cooked up by abolitionists to outlaw the practice. Many slaves were better off before they were freed than afterward, thanks to Democrat policies that made them second-class citizens and left them to fend for themselves.

62 posted on 04/08/2015 10:31:11 AM PDT by IronJack
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To: IronJack
Many slaves were better off before they were freed than afterward, thanks to Democrat policies that made them second-class citizens and left them to fend for themselves.

Do you honestly believe that being someone's property is better than being free, regardless of the hardships? Really?

81 posted on 04/09/2015 3:45:17 AM PDT by DoodleDawg
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