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Re:How Benedict Arnold went from wartime hero to resentful t... by DrScump on Monday June 18, 2018 @02:28AM (#17336309)
Stopping the importation of slaves did not stop the growth of slavery by itself. Those born of chattel slaves became slaves themselves from birth.
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Re:How Benedict Arnold went from wartime hero to resentful t... by pretendscholar on Monday June 18, 2018 @10:25AM (#17338471)
Right and since Jefferson and others had large estates of the only viable slaves they would dramatically increase the value of each slave on the plantation because there was no longer any outside source.
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