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Re: How free were American slaves?

But I am seeing a whistle past the graveyard kind of thing here that seems somewhat dismissive of how truly lousy it must have been to be a slave. Wasn't that great to be an ex-slave either, and some of those pictures can be seen too.

Agreed. No matter how benevolent some may say it was...my money says that they wouldn't volunteer for the job.

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