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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It doesn’t make slavery okay but a lot of slaves were treated well. And as horrible as we see it today, it was more just a fact of life and part of the economy back then. Some of those old plantation homes are beautiful and capture a brief era of American history. I think it’s important to preserve all parts of our history so that we can learn from it. Serving as a venue is how many of these places are able to remain preserved and open. [/quote]

How is being forced to work for free being treated well. Some of you are in serious denial and very ignorant. [/quote]

It wasn't for free. They got taken care of cradle to grave - food clothing, shelter, medical treatment. I'm not saying it's right, but they did get something.[/quote]

Here's how bad slavery was: George Washington's personal chef - Hercules - ran away to freedom while Washington was still the POTUS. Chef Hercules was beloved by the Washington family and greatly lauded for his cooking artistry.

However, being a slave was still so bad - even for the chef of the first President of United States - that he absconded to freedom.

Fascinating read: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hercules_(chef)

So, how bad do you think it was for other slaves?[/quote]

+1  How is it that 2019 that we're still having disagreements with people who think life as a slave was "not so bad"?  Wtf people![/quote]

It's an attempt by conservatives and alt-rightists to degrade the morality of this country. To them, slavery is another form of economic "freedom" for those who own the slaves. Anything to rationalize the most brutal forms of capitalism.[/quote]

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