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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The south has suffered grievously from the institution of slavery.  It was a terrible error.[/quote]

And it also profited greatly.

All by choice. 
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As did the North with their factories that needed cotton.[/quote]

Yes, we ALL owe much to the enslaved people who toiled and died for our country.

Fortunately, the North didn't outlaw abolitionism. 
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Fortunes, however, were made by the industrialists and factory owners, with homes, universities, colleges, and government buildings standing today as evidence.[/quote]

Yes, various people in our country - and our economy - profited from enslaving other human beings.

Fortunately, other people in the North recognized this was wrong and were able to force the change.

But the harm was done and continued in other ways. And we should atone for our collective crime. 
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PP here. I don't disagree with you at all re atonement. [/quote]

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