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Originally Posted by Tenchu
Please give some examples.
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Tenchu, don't be so snide.
Enslaved people have fought in wars, built our cities, and were used in all forms of the industrial revolution.
The only stable exports from the USA during slave times were hemp, cotton, and tobacco -- all of which were very labor intensive and required slaves.
In fact, free'd slaves were forced into large cities and slums in order to work dangerous factory jobs-- seem familiar?
Sure, America could have survived without slavery -- but we would be a 3rd world country (similar to the rural south, I suppose
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In conclusion, modern day 'African Americans' are indeed effected by slavery... Because both you and me know that if they didn't exist, neither would the world as we know it.