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2024-04-03 13:54:08 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 5EE42D3D0BDF945DFD0544B00D9704ADD3325055E9C46ED43801199B3EB40B57
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This is factually not true. Even if one were to count all ensalved people and all the people in the free states where slavery was illegal the number would still be far greater than 1.6%. In 1860 30.8% of free southern families had slaves. Slaves were ≈12% of the total pop. https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/aug/24/viral-image/viral-post-gets-it-wrong-extent-slavery-1860/ https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part2/2narr1.html
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