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Originally posted by Sistermadly
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.
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Actually, that's just semantics. Sure, there was no "slavery," but the political, economic and social conditions hadn't really changed all that much.
I always say that I probably wouldn't last long in slavery, if I were the same person that I am now. I don't know that I would have escaped, but I don't think that I would have lasted very long.