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How come slaves in the US didn't just walk off the farm while their "owner" was asleep? Or at the very least go in and kill the prick? (lemmy.world)
submitted 6 days ago by [M] to c/askhistorians@lemmy.world
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[–] 4 points 6 days ago

Consider that them being seen anywhere they wouldn't be able to blend in, because they're black. It's not like they could find clean clothes and blend in and start over.

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