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bobbieinok

(12,858 posts) Mon Jul 27, 2020, 02:09 PM Jul 2020

'...almost all major exports to Europe from America were produced by Africans,' Edgar McManus, histo

Found in comment to article about Tom Cotton's 'defense of slavery' in speech in Senate

A later comment stated the precious metals were mined by indigenous people, see Bolivia's Potosi silver mines

(Article, comments at lawyersgunsmoney)

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'...almost all major exports to Europe from America were produced by Africans,' Edgar McManus, histo (Original Post) bobbieinok Jul 2020 OP

vile Tom Cotton is trying to justify slavery--this time for the US economy. riversedge Jul 2020 #1

riversedge

(70,218 posts)

1. vile Tom Cotton is trying to justify slavery--this time for the US economy.

Reply to bobbieinok (Original post)

Mon Jul 27, 2020, 02:13 PM

Jul 2020

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