Hannity on NSA - Then and Now

[Charles]

Originally Posted by merrylander

Slavery began because indigo was valuable but the source only grew in places that would eventually kill you so they could not pay people to pick it. How that differed from paying people starvation wages to work in the northern mills escapes me.

Probably the biggest difference was that slaves were expensive, and much like livestock needed a certain amount of care.

Now if some damned Irishman fell over dead at the loom, it was no big deal. Just have his replacement drag his cadaver to the street before he went on the clock.

As far as that goes, wasn't Ben Franklin an indentured servant who ran before his account was settled?

Trying to view the 1700's & 1800's through a 21st century prism doesn't work that well. The colors don't always come out as accurate as they should.

Chas