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Today’s Price of a Slave

This CNN video clip discusses the price of purchasing a slave today. Yes, today. Despite the widely held belief that slavery started and ended with the Southern states, it has always existed, and still exists today – only at rock-bottom … Continue reading

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Slavery and Secession – Another View

The Faith and Heritage blog has a fascinating review of The Road to Disunion, Volume II: Secessionists Triumphant, by William W. Freehling. So much of what I thought I knew about the period leading up to the War for Southern … Continue reading

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Slavery Today – For All Those Who Believe

For all those who believe that slavery=The South. For all those who believe that slavery is Whites owning Blacks. For all those who believe that slavery ended with the conquest of the Southern states by the North. For all those … Continue reading

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White Slavery

Comments in the previous post discussed the enslavement of Whites. This is a documentary about the capture and enslavement of the people of Greenland. Two notable things about this: 1) Unlike Africans sold into slavery who were usually captured by … Continue reading

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Slavery at $10.72 million per year?

Here at Confederate Colonel, we often discuss the topic of slavery. It is what The South has been hammered with for over a century and a half, so we certainly have every right to stand up and offer a rebuttal … Continue reading

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The Indentured Servant

In any discussion of slavery, it would be a good idea to include the institution of indentured service. An indenture is essentially a limited term of slavery which is entered into voluntarily and benefits both parties. This was basically the … Continue reading

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Slavery, Tea Parties, and Health Care

When we read accounts of the Boston Tea Party, what are we really reading about? Is it a tax on tea? Did our ancestors go to war with England over the price of tea? Would we still be a British … Continue reading

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Slavery – From my Family’s Perspective

It is virtually impossible to discuss The South without the issue of slavery coming up. The usual reaction is to mutter some politically correct response that says we are ashamed of the actions of our ancestors, coupled with the obligatory … Continue reading

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SCV Video – The Truth of Slavery

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The Slave Narratives

The Confederate Digest blog has an excellent book review of the Georgia Slave Narratives – a collection of the recollections of former slaves, in their own words. Reading the words of those who were truly in a position to know … Continue reading

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