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Without slave-labor, the cotton, rice, and sugar lands were, in the view of Southern men, absolutely valueless.
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gutenberg.orgJames Blaine: “Without slave-labor, the cotton, rice, and sugar lands were, in the view of Southern men, absolutely valueless.”
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Blaine states that Southern men viewed their lands as worthless without slave labor, highlighting their dependency on it.
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