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re: What was the actual percentage of white slave owners in 1860
Posted on 6/22/20 at 9:15 pm to dovehunter
Posted on 6/22/20 at 9:15 pm to dovehunter
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What percentage of people today own airplanes? I’d bet the % would be about in that range.
A good slave would run you about $1k in 1860... so I'd equate it closer to: how many families own more than one mortgage-free house... which would probably be in the 3 to 5% range.
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