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Originally posted by baddog
it is true, and all slaves had it better than a poor white guy. slaves cost a lot of money, they were not about to throw money away by not feeding, or clothing them
however, as far as trading places goes, Chris Rock said "I can't even get the white busboy to trade places with me, and I'm rich!"
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The comment we were quoting was the blacks had all the essentials handed to them and then Lincoln came long. That is not true. Not all blacks were slaves before Lincoln came along.
Your second statement confirms that whites knew that it is better to live as a white than a black, slave or not.