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Herring ◴[] No.44450396[source]
Americans getting a crash course in how white supremacy destroys itself. Did you know: Slavery was so profitable, it sprouted more millionaires per capita in the Mississippi River valley than anywhere in the nation.

Look at them now.

https://www.history.com/articles/slavery-profitable-southern...

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1. msgodel ◴[] No.44450508[source]
Slavery was terrible for the economy and the debate at the time was actually surprisingly similar to the illegal immigrant labor debate today