Showing posts with label price of slaves. Show all posts
Showing posts with label price of slaves. Show all posts

Friday, December 5, 2014

The price of human life to racists : in 1861 Texas vs 1941 Belorussia

In the early 1860s , a Texas racist could buy good cotton land for $6 an acre - a big half section of 320 acres went for $2000 ------ about the same price as ONE top quality (young skilled healthy) slave.