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To: tejek who wrote (283124)4/5/2006 5:47:38 PM
From: combjelly  Respond to of 1574059
 
"I thought the loss of slaves put the Southern economy into a two decade recession after the war?"

It didn't help the situation. But what little industry the South had was where many of the battles were fought. Plus, a respectable percentage of the male population was killed or mangled.

I think Turtledove has it right. Blacks would be sort of quasi-citizens, with a lot more rights on the books than in practice.


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