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Why did the antebellum Northern factory owners not want to have slaves working in their factories? [View all]
(Disclaimer: I think slavery is/was a terrible thing, I'm just trying to figure this out.)
It couldn't have been for just humanitarian reasons; greed and self-interest almost always trump that.
So...American history majors and history buffs, what are your thoughts?
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