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Originally posted by AKA2D '91
No. You didn't get my point. I was born in 1972 and only used 1872 to signify 100 years prior to my birth! I didn't say when slavery was abolished. Even when slavery was abolished, folks were STILL picking cotton. Ask my mother about it... she's only 64. 
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I could also ask my mother (73) or my grandmother (except she's dead). They both grew up sharecroppers - heck, both my parents did. But I'm not here to show who has a more credible history when it comes to enslaved ancestors, because in my opinion, that really doesn't matter.
All I was pointing out was that just because someone was picking cotton, it doesn't mean that person was a slave, because in 1872 there was no slavery. That's all I was saying. Jeez.
Now, if you want to talk about de facto versus de jure slavery, then yeah - the systems were similar. Very similar. As I said, I got your point.
Sorry for the hijack ladies. I'll return you to your regularly scheduled thread.