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How Slavery Gave Capitalism Its Start
HORRIBLE TRUTH
Capitalism in the U.S. owes much of its start to slavery, which in turn owed much of its success to government handouts.
Eric Herschthal
PublishedÂ
Apr. 24 2015Â
11:45AM EDTÂ
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