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moondust

(19,917 posts)
5. Hmmm...
Tue Feb 19, 2013, 11:45 PM
Feb 2013

Why are these two maps so similar?

~1860





2012



My guess is that it has something to do with "cheap, powerless labor."

I still think slavery is the original sin. senseandsensibility Feb 2013 #1
Slavery is the ultimate cheap powerless labor DBoon Feb 2013 #2
If Slavery IS the Original Sin, bvar22 Feb 2013 #3
Yes, they've made an adjustment to have to pay some minimal wages CanonRay Feb 2013 #30
I believe it Canuckistanian Feb 2013 #4
Hmmm... moondust Feb 2013 #5
This is not so much a figment of the South anymore Major Nikon Feb 2013 #6
It is no coincidence that the South had the lowest percentage of union representation. alarimer Feb 2013 #7
what? HiPointDem Feb 2013 #8
Funny thing is the article you link to doesn't support what you wrote. Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Feb 2013 #9
child labor wasn't any better in the us than in england, and everything i wrote is true. HiPointDem Feb 2013 #11
Sorry buddy I don't buy your revisionist BS Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Feb 2013 #12
lol. you don't know your history. 'revisionist' is people who pretend slavery = only the south. HiPointDem Feb 2013 #13
Dude you haven't supported your argument. Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Feb 2013 #14
dude, you can start your education with the link in the post you just responded to. here it is HiPointDem Feb 2013 #15
here's another: HiPointDem Feb 2013 #16
Thank you HPD pecwae Feb 2013 #18
Much appreciated, HiPointDem cordelia Feb 2013 #19
I had the same reaction as you - lynne Feb 2013 #20
Thank you! You are absolutely correct. It's remarkable how many people just don't know..... OldDem2012 Feb 2013 #21
link looks interesting; thanks! real american history is way more interesting and educational HiPointDem Feb 2013 #25
Thank you for an informative series of posts on this important topic. n/t Laelth Feb 2013 #28
I tell that to my two kids every time they have a test in what they now call "Social Studies".... OldDem2012 Feb 2013 #29
Dude you still haven't proven your point. Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Feb 2013 #38
you seem to think my point is "the north had slaves too." but my point is that slave-trade HiPointDem Feb 2013 #40
and this Puzzledtraveller Feb 2013 #22
I read the Jungle in 9th grade. Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Feb 2013 #39
And Snyder & gang is trying to bring that model to MI. I can see the "Pure Michigan" catbyte Feb 2013 #10
Mammon Vs. America Berlum Feb 2013 #17
There was an interesting AlterNet article on a similar subject back in June 2012 LongTomH Feb 2013 #23
the reforms came largely because 1) elite northern abolitionists had already made their nut & HiPointDem Feb 2013 #27
It still is ... ananda Feb 2013 #24
Excellent eaasy. k&r n/t Laelth Feb 2013 #26
Interesting paragraph from the article. Laelth Feb 2013 #31
+1 HiPointDem Feb 2013 #32
Chiquola Mills, Honea Path, SC, 1934. . . DinahMoeHum Feb 2013 #33
Excellent essay. Thanks for this post. n/t Laelth Feb 2013 #34
Then maybe we over here on our side should consider the following: Volaris Feb 2013 #35
Not much has changed when you think about it, they're still using race as class divider SpartanDem Feb 2013 #36
It is like this guy is reading my university history papers Sen. Walter Sobchak Feb 2013 #37
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