[philman_36]

And if the South had won the war would it have freed the slaves?

Immediately at the end of the war? No, probably not.
Years after the war? Yes, probably so.
They would have been emancipated, IMO.
Since many slaves were field hands then mechanized farm equipment
would eventually make them too expensive to own/maintain.
Would you prefer a tractor or a mule?
Sorry if that sounds crass, but they were an asset/property at that time.

Does it offend you that someone has a different view than you of impossible things?

[Bull Snipe]

If cotton was still king, not until the 1920s. The first successful cotton picking machine did the work of 40 field hands. The issue was not a tractor or a mule. It was what did take to get the crop to the gin. In the Confederate state, I could see that lasting into the early 20th century.

[Bull Snipe]

If cotton was still king, not until the 1920s. The first successful cotton picking machine did the work of 40 field hands. The issue was not a tractor or a mule. It was what did take to get the crop to the gin. In the Confederate states, I could see that lasting into the early 20th century.

[jmacusa]

No. I get offended by bullsh!t. The South went to preserve slavery. Not end it or see it wither away. It intended to not only preserve in the Confederacy but sought to expand it in into new territories in the West.