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re: True or False...the civil war was fought over slavery.
Posted on 8/17/17 at 1:02 pm to CptBengal
Posted on 8/17/17 at 1:02 pm to CptBengal
False States' Rights
[quote]What percentage of the southern population owned slaves in 1860? At the peak of black slavery in the South, only 6 percent of Southern whites owned slaves. If you include the white people in the North, it means that only 1.4 percent of white Americans owned black slaves at the HEIGHT of slavery. An estimated 3,000 blacks owned a total of 20,000 black slaves in the year 1860. Hey Kids... It's Time For Some Dumb Myths And Smart Facts About ...
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I just refuse to believe that 94% of the population would fight for the other 6% to keep and maintain their wealth
[quote]What percentage of the southern population owned slaves in 1860? At the peak of black slavery in the South, only 6 percent of Southern whites owned slaves. If you include the white people in the North, it means that only 1.4 percent of white Americans owned black slaves at the HEIGHT of slavery. An estimated 3,000 blacks owned a total of 20,000 black slaves in the year 1860. Hey Kids... It's Time For Some Dumb Myths And Smart Facts About ...
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I just refuse to believe that 94% of the population would fight for the other 6% to keep and maintain their wealth
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Posted on 8/17/17 at 1:15 pm to tiger7166
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I just refuse to believe that 94% of the population would fight for the other 6% to keep and maintain their wealth.
You must not read much history then. Because it's basically this repeated ad nauseam.
Posted on 8/17/17 at 2:05 pm to tiger7166
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I just refuse to believe that 94% of the population would fight for the other 6% to keep and maintain their wealth
I understand that you have a solid point regarding the slave distribution in the mid 1800s.
However, you should also know that throughout history, the majority have always sacrificed themselves for the rich.
Wars of Succession in Europe. See the War of the Roses and Hundred Years War.
You dont think the US upper class benefited from both WW?
How about the modern wars in the middle east? They cost millions on dollars yet the MIC and their lobbyists will do anything to keep us over there even after 15 years of little progress
NOTE: This is not an insult to any of the brave soldiers who died in all of these conflicts.
This post was edited on 8/17/17 at 2:06 pm
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