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Re:A Nobel Prize-winning physicist sold his medal for $765,0... by jakelazaroff on Thursday October 04, 2018 @03:06PM (#18142678)
Who is "heavily debating" slavery? Among whom is it not "universally viewed as black mark in American history"? Not any black people, I bet!
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Re:A Nobel Prize-winning physicist sold his medal for $765,0... by lovich on Thursday October 04, 2018 @04:04PM (#18143196)
There's a fairly heavy debate about whether or not people in jail should be forced to work for no pay.

The 13th amendment calls it out as an exception to the ban on slavery and there is not universal support to change that amendment

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Re:A Nobel Prize-winning physicist sold his medal for $765,0... by jakelazaroff on Thursday October 04, 2018 @04:10PM (#18143241)
The parent is very clearly referring to pre-Civil War-era chattel slavery.
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