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We all know that slavery in America was profitable – but just how profitable was this institution really? And how easy was it to get into this cruel business if you were an enterprising rich Southerner with no morals? In today’s SideQuest, we’re going neck-deep into the economics of slavery in the Antebellum South!
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0:00 – How and Where Did Slavery Make Money?
6:26 – Slave Rebellions
7:27 – The Civil War
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Further Reading:
“Revisiting the Profitability of Slavery: Slave Hiring Rates and the Return on Investments in Slaves in the Antebellum US South” by Klas Rönnbäck – https://www.researchgate.net/publication/369348128_Revisiting_the_Profitability_of_Slavery_Slave_Hiring_Rates_and_the_Return_on_Investments_in_Slaves_in_the_Antebellum_US_South
