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Slaves Not Only Built The South, But Also Created The Wealth Of The North
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[quote:Creepy-Ass Cracker:MV8yMzA1NTc0XzM5MjY4MDk2X0FENTMyMjc0] [quote:T-Man:MV8yMzA1NTc0XzM5MjY4MDExX0ZCRUUzRERG] [quote:Creepy-Ass Cracker:MV8yMzA1NTc0XzM5MjY3OTg5XzczNDUyNTdE] [quote:Anonymous Coward 43247789:MV8yMzA1NTc0XzM5MjY3OTU0X0I4NUEyNzhE] [quote:Creepy-Ass Cracker:MV8yMzA1NTc0XzM5MjY3ODE4X0Q0NDJDNDk1] Black slaves were far more trouble than they were worth. Funny how some things never change. [/quote] I think we need some Jewish slaves to be put to work fixing our highway system. Jews are hard workers, and they never cause problems. [/quote] The last time that was tried all the firstborn ended up dead. [/quote] ? [/quote] Exodus 12 29 And it came to pass, that at midnight the LORD smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh that sat on his throne unto the firstborn of the captive that was in the dungeon; and all the firstborn of cattle. 30 And Pharaoh rose up in the night, he, and all his servants, and all the Egyptians; and there was a great cry in Egypt; for there was not a house where there was not one dead. [/quote]
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HISTORY IS full of surprises. Just when you think the past is safely behind you, some inquisitive soul discovers yet a few more pieces of paper that recasts how you look at our nation's history.
Consider our country's Capitol. Next time you visit Washington, D.C., gaze up at the bronze statue perched on top of the dome. It is called ``Freedom.'' Yet few admiring visitors know that 12 slaves not only cast the statue, but also devised a method for hoisting it up to its present pinnacle. Nor do most visitors know that some 400 slaves also built the Capitol Building and the White House as well.
The legacy of slavery, which has so profoundly affected our society and culture, is still being revealed.
Historians have long known that the slave trade flourished in the nation's capital until 1865. But they knew few details about the slaves who worked in Washington, D.C.
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