• xeekei@lemm.ee
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    5 months ago

    Shit, that’s an upgrade from a slaver’s point of view.

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      5 months ago

      During/after the Civil War, pro-slavery forces were actively looking to models like those used in Hawaii (sugar plantations with “contract” labor) and realizing they could put a shine on slavery while making it more lucrative for themselves. It was all over old newspapers, if anybody read those.