Slavery existed throughtout history in every country of the world, long before there was a United States.
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Something most school kids are never taught
Kids are taught about slaves with Egyptians, the Jews, the Greeks and the Egyptians. Jews celebrate their release from bondage every year. Jefferson and Madison went to war against the Barbary pirates because: they were capturing Americans, and making them slaves.
Wilberforce was a key factor in marshaling Christians against slavery. After his logical presentations no Christian could honestly support slavery. Washington freed his slaves. Lee freed his slaves with his father in law’s slaves.
Yet the pretended vice president of the pretended confederacy spoke in earnest that slavery was the cornerstone of the confederacy. He had missed his Sunday school lessons I guess.