h->> On 28 Apr 08  16:37:46, John Massey got back to Bob Klahn
->> Re: In case you missed the co

 TR>>> There has been no slavery in the United States for well
 TR>>> over a century.

 BK>>  Nice if it were true, but it isn't.

 JM>> Depends on how you define slavery. There has not been a person legally
 JM>> owned by another person in over a century.

 No one said the slaves were "legally" owned.

 DC> It's all in the "well over".

 DC> The last slave in US territory was not freed until 1902.

 That is not "Well over" a century. It's less than 10% over.

BOB KLAHN bob.klahn{at}sev.org   http://home.toltbbs.com/bobklahn

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