>>4157144slavery ending was an event bound to happen with the rapid advancement of industrialization. If we kept relying on slave labor, we would have lagged behind in progress. After all, why build a machine to automate cotton picking like a tractor when you can put a slave to work for free. If you answer "because its faster" then that makes slaves obsolete which in turn would scare slave owners into lobbying and pushing propaganda to hamper with the rapid industrialization of the US so their margins wouldnt take a hit. Do keep a reminder that slavery wasn't some sort of white social activism at the end of the day it was business.
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