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Matariki

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20. Interesting, just having a similar discussion last night

Reply to coldmountain (Original post)

Sun Sep 8, 2013, 01:25 PM

Sep 2013

A friend has been researching and reading books on the economics of pre-war southern plantations and large scale slavery and noticed a pattern that most the authors had of minimizing the brutality and pushing the fantasy of the 'kind slave owner' that 'educated and treated their slaves well'. And these are academic books.

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Brad Pitt: 'It Took a Brit' to Ask the Right Question on Slavery [View all] coldmountain Sep 2013 OP

It took the Brits to outlaw it, too. DavidDvorkin Sep 2013 #1

In their own country, yes, Le Taz Hot Sep 2013 #24

Throughout the Empire, and on the seas. DavidDvorkin Sep 2013 #25

This film will be tough to watch but has Oscar written all over it.../t monmouth3 Sep 2013 #2

Wouldn't Glory count? (nt) LostOne4Ever Sep 2013 #3

It's mostly black soldiers in the Union army muriel_volestrangler Sep 2013 #4

Saw the preview when we went to see "The Butler." silverweb Sep 2013 #5

nor the American Indians riverwalker Sep 2013 #6

Would love to see a movie about Standing Bear swilton Sep 2013 #9

Well, the question might not have bene asked, but we all know the answer Scootaloo Sep 2013 #7

Just as taking impeachment off the table and then refusing to tblue37 Sep 2013 #8

Yeah yeah yeah Chiennoir54 Sep 2013 #10

lol Sheldon Cooper Sep 2013 #11

BlackDog, Welcome to DU and thanks for posting outright bullshit about Slavery Ecumenist Sep 2013 #27

You like pizza? xfundy Sep 2013 #28

Don't need a Brit. We always knew, but with liars denying it now, keep the truth coming. freshwest Sep 2013 #12

We have to be "politically correct" not to blame any certain region or party coldmountain Sep 2013 #13

Not everyone is likely to get their feelings hurt. Most people don't have a vested interest in lies. freshwest Sep 2013 #14

The only thing "regionalism" does is aid those you claim to hate. n/t Uncle Joe Sep 2013 #16

That theory doesn't seem to hurt the so-called red states coldmountain Sep 2013 #19

Your first mistake is in assuming there are red states or blue states, a more accurate Uncle Joe Sep 2013 #21

Doesn't seem to hurt Southern Republicans then coldmountain Sep 2013 #22

That was the point of my post, they rule by division if you play their game, Uncle Joe Sep 2013 #23

+1 Jefferson23 Sep 2013 #26

+ another 1 cordelia Sep 2013 #29

Maybe it was because 'Roots' was so powerful. reformist2 Sep 2013 #15

Brits outlawed slavery in the early 1800's ... JustABozoOnThisBus Sep 2013 #17

They were also the first nation to enter The Industrial Age, Uncle Joe Sep 2013 #18

Interesting, just having a similar discussion last night Matariki Sep 2013 #20