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by 7sigma 2132 days ago
No, it is the case and is amply documented. Slavery helped propel the american economy to become an industrial powerhouse

https://www.vox.com/identities/2019/8/16/20806069/slavery-ec...

Even if it was the case that the civil war wiped out the gains from slavery, it doesn't change the case for reparations as well as the other injustices that were being committed are are still being committed to this day