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may i suggest that you consult the 1860 census AND the property tax records of the southron states. all the states, north & south taxed slaves as personal property. the CORRECT figure was about 3 percent- THREE percent.

for better research skills, sw

Shouldn't you apologise to me for saying I don't provide primary sources?

Hard to imagine one as primary as the 1850 census. That's okay, you don't have to apologise;

I forgive you.

I would find it hard to believe that the 1860 census is going to show a drop from 1850's 33% down to 3%.

But since you mentioned the 1860 census as supporting your position, you need to cite the 1860 census in this thread.

Walt

sorry, didn't think to apologise.

my assumption is that the 1850 vs. 1860 census figures, IF proper and accurate, prove my point that slavery was DYING a well-deserved death, by natural causes. the industrial revolution, NOT damnyankee bayonets, sounded the death-knell of "the peculiar institution".

BTW, the county i live in in VA, Prince Willian County (the 3rd most populous county in VA- Fairfax & Henrico are/were larger.), had, according to the 1861 county tax rolls a TOTAL of FOUR slaveowners, who combined had 126 slaves of various ages,skills and values for tax purposes. the county population, slave AND free was about 6,000 persons.

for dixie,sw