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American History

Frasier Balzov

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4. I just finished reading two books on the domestic slave trade.

Reply to Voltaire2 (Reply #3)

Wed Jan 1, 2025, 01:19 PM

Jan 1

It was common in the slave states for churches to own slaves and hire them out to provide an income stream to support the pastor!

Just an example of the contortions of conscience which allowed slavery to persist in America.

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On this day, January 1, 1808, the importation of slaves into the United States was officially banned. [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Jan 1 OP

And yet, as the article notes, enslavement itself was not banned. Mister Ed Jan 1 #1

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Thus increasing the value of domestic slaves and starting a subsidiary breeding industry. Voltaire2 Jan 1 #3

I just finished reading two books on the domestic slave trade. Frasier Balzov Jan 1 #4