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'Do not, for the love of God, tell kids that slavery was beneficial' (www.rawstory.com)
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[–] sadreality@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

also true... wiki will explain it better: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Necessity_and_sufficiency

owning a plantation is necessary to be a slaver but it is not sufficient since you actually have to own the slaves.