The Confederacy was a con job on whites. And still is. – News & Observer

The Confederacy was a con job on whites. And still is.
News & Observer
Thanks to the profitability of this no-wage/low-wage combination, a majority of American one-per-centers were southerners. Slavery made southern states the richest in the country. The South was richer than any other country except England. But that ...

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