2375 Insurresction at the Georgia state capitol (mobile.twitter.com) posted 48 days ago by Atlantapede 48 days ago by Atlantapede +2376 / -1 325 comments share 325 comments share save hide report block hide child comments Comments (325) sorted by: top new old worst You're viewing a single comment thread. View all comments, or full comment thread. ▲ 242 ▼ – SkeletorsTeeth 242 points 48 days ago +242 / -0 Southern democrats couldnt bear paying for labor... permalink save report block reply ▲ 219 ▼ – IncredibleMrE1 219 points 48 days ago +219 / -0 Big Business has always thrived on cheap foreign labor. permalink parent save report block reply ▲ 38 ▼ – Joesf23 38 points 48 days ago +38 / -0 Once it was a cheaper to use irish immigrants and others fresh off the boat, the north didnt need blacks as slaves. permalink parent save report block reply ▲ 10 ▼ – kyblugrass 10 points 48 days ago +10 / -0 The economics of slavery is something that doesn't get talked about enough, or at all really, even in academic circles. Slavery is almost always framed in a morality argument. permalink parent save report block reply
Southern democrats couldnt bear paying for labor...
Big Business has always thrived on cheap foreign labor.
Once it was a cheaper to use irish immigrants and others fresh off the boat, the north didnt need blacks as slaves.
The economics of slavery is something that doesn't get talked about enough, or at all really, even in academic circles. Slavery is almost always framed in a morality argument.