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Old 07-16-2015, 10:42 PM   #1
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Slavery

This surprised the shit out of me. An Alabama slaveholder wishing to free his slaves, needed an act of (stste) Congress.
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Old 07-17-2015, 03:35 AM   #2
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Slavery in the ante-bellum South is a fascinating subject. I took a module on it during my undergrad studies.

Peculiar Institution: Slavery in the Ante-Bellum South, by Kenneth M. Stampp, is well worth a read. As is C, Vann Woodward's The Strange Career of Jim Crow.
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Old 07-17-2015, 07:33 AM   #3
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He had to pony up $1000 too.
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