And how do we know that the claims of widespread beatings and whippings are not fake?
On the other hand, 4 million escaped slaves is solid evidence.
I agree. 4 million slaves "escaped" slavery, and you have only 1 picture of a whipped slave's back?
That's pretty good evidence the claims that have been made are bullsh*t, and that the vast majority of slaves were never treated as the abolitionist kooks would have had us believe.
4 million slaves who escaped to the North say you're wrong.
Those 4 million slaves wouldn't know anything about the corrupt money from government system that was in place in 1860. All they would know is that they don't have to be slaves anymore.
As Charles Dickens said:
"For the rest, there's not a pins difference between the two parties. They will both rant and lie and fight until they come to a compromise; and the slave may be thrown into that compromise or thrown out, just as it happens.""
And he was a staunch abolitionist.
Forcing people into slavery isn't bad enough? Do I need to present millions of pictures to prove it was wrong? Yes I know they sold each other into slavery, but if you've read my comments on human trafficking you know I blame the buyers as much as the sellers.
I agree. 4 million slaves "escaped" slavery, and you have only 1 picture of a whipped slave's back?
I posted a few links to another poster on this thread, but how many pictures would you expect to see from 1863? Do you think everyone ran up with their iPhones and snapped pictures?
That's pretty good evidence the claims that have been made are bullsh*t, and that the vast majority of slaves were never treated as the abolitionist kooks would have had us believe.
You have 4 million slaves who escaped to the North with whatever they could carry, but it's not like they were mistreated or anything.
As Charles Dickens said:
It figures you would cite a fiction writer to prove your point of view.
And he was a staunch abolitionist.
Then he must have been happy with how things turned out.