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Slavery is historically defined as the 'peculiar institution' of the South [1], [2], and was a central driver of regional political and religious divisions [3]. Furthermore, the highest concentration of enslaved people was located in the states that first seceded from the South [4], and post-war policies in the region sought to maintain systems of control that replaced slavery [5].
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'The Lehman Trilogy' and Wall Street's Debt to Slavery nybooks.com 2 facts
claimThe post-Civil War restoration of Southern lands and assets to prewar owners, facilitated by President Andrew Johnson's policies, enabled the implementation of 'black codes' that established segregation and replaced slavery in the South.
claimPopular historical accounts often view slavery as the South's 'peculiar institution' and treat it as a discrete historical anomaly rather than an integrated economic system.
History of forced labor in the United States - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org 1 fact
claimThe Baptist, Methodist, and Presbyterian churches split into regional organizations of the North and South over the issue of slavery, with Southern ministers adapting to support slavery through Christian paternalism.
Slavery - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org 1 fact
claimThe first six states to secede from the United States held the greatest number of slaves in the South.
'The Lehman Trilogy' and Wall Street's Debt to Slavery reparationscomm.org 1 fact
claimPopular historical accounts often view slavery as the South’s “peculiar institution” and treat it as a discrete historical anomaly.