[AppyPappy]

Many Southerners viewed the ownership of human beings to be a basic human right. My ancestors did. However, these were different times. Indentured Servitude was still in practice which is a basic form of slavery. Slaves could buy their freedom and owners were expected to honor that right.

Slavery was practiced in the US until the 1940’s. We just called it different names. The real crime was the practice of oppressing people based on their skin color. Slavery was part of that oppression.

[Squantos]

CW Ping !!

[Riverman94610]

Points taken.
I was just curious if you knew WHAT the Brazilian Condederates specific policy was toward slaves while IN Brazil.Did they use any to build their colony?
I know this is research I should do but I’m swamped with other stuff right now.

[RedMonqey]

Many Southerners viewed the ownership of human beings to be a basic human right.

A sad but valid statement. An equally valid statement is that the majority of mankind at the same moment of time believed one man could own his fellow man.

Lest we forget. Liberty to be an individual born of inalienable rights was a radicleidea to most of the world and relatively new concept even in our country.

[Lee'sGhost]

‘Many Southerners viewed the ownership of human beings to be a basic human right.”

As did many Northerners, which explains why slavery started in the north and existed there eve during the war.

[RetiredArmy]

Slavery was practiced in the US until the 1940’s. We just called it different names. The real crime was the practice of oppressing people based on their skin color. Slavery was part of that oppression.

Actually, slavery is still practiced in the USA today. Blacks, and legions of refusal to work whites, have endured themselves to the Marxists Dimocrats for everything they need or want. What is the difference? They are still slaves to the Marxists. They just don't see it that way because they get free stuff.