tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post5230332933819205668..comments2024-03-28T18:32:05.933-04:00Comments on bensozia: A Historical Footnote on Slavery and FreedomJohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01037215533094998996noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post-26659020207548622472020-11-20T09:44:21.782-05:002020-11-20T09:44:21.782-05:00One interesting aspect of this story is that it se...One interesting aspect of this story is that it serves as a nice counterexample to the old materialist canard that slavery is somehow incompatible with industrialism and was thus "doomed" whether the Civil War was fought or not. There are plenty of other such stories, including from the Confederates' own munitions factories during the war and from post-bellum industrial work using convict labor.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14456987412710878404noreply@blogger.com