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Non-Fiction

cbabe

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5. As the book tells, all aspects of the economy benefited and all whites participated: bankers,

Reply to Timeflyer (Reply #4)

Fri May 9, 2025, 10:50 AM

May 9

shipbuilders, cotton mills, and on and on.

Slaves made Jefferson’s life of contemplation and government building and parties possible.

Your climate change analogy is thoughtful. Easier to ignore the hard stuff than look directly at it.

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Clint Smith, writer: 'It is impossible to understand the US economy without slavery' [View all] cbabe May 3 OP

250 years of stolen labor IbogaProject May 3 #1

Yes. And gi bill discrimination. cbabe May 3 #2

There is a reason that in 2025 the federal minimum wage remains at $7.25/hr and the minimum tipped wage is $2.13/hr dlk May 3 #3

The US southern slaveholders were allowed way too much power during the formation of our country, and it left a wound Timeflyer May 9 #4

As the book tells, all aspects of the economy benefited and all whites participated: bankers, cbabe May 9 #5