Originally Posted by joken2
Interesting and informative stats and assessment on slavery:

https://eh.net/encyclopedia/slavery-in-the-united-states/


The preamble to Delaware’s Act of 1767 conveys one prevalent view: “[I]t is found by experience, that freed [N]egroes and mulattoes are idle and slothful, and often prove burdensome to the neighborhood wherein they live, and are of evil examples to slaves.”

Sometimes views are prevalent because...