Saturday, January 22, 2005

Story on 1830-1865 US banks using slaves as collateral

Ok, first off, I have to say that slavery is awful and totally inexcusable. As an avid reader of Civil War books and many slave narratives, I am utterly amazed that anyone could have allowed it or worst yet owned slaves themselves. Indeed, it is a major black eye that we ever allowed it. (And if slavery is still around today, we all should work to stop it. )

That said, I was particularly

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