[Austin Willard Wright]

Interesting theory but, of course, the slaves were in the South were there for a reason, namely to fill the coffers and the vanity needs of their white masters. By the 1850s, people in the South did not regard slavery as a dying institution and they were going to their best to keep it that way!

[stainlessbanner]

slaves were in the South were there for a reason, namely to fill the coffers and the vanity needs of their white masters

Actually, it had more to do with agriculture, weather, and landscape than white supremacy. Ever try to grow cotton up north, city-boy?