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Old 09-11-2021, 09:39 AM
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Thats why it was called "the peculiar institution," for the purposes of borowing money the whole value of a slave was used but for the purposes of representation only 3/5ths. The definition and value of a slave was flexible when it came to religion, politics and economics.
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