tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6973117169323556846.post3486951086245991996..comments2023-10-28T21:14:49.539-07:00Comments on On the edge of the chair of literature: Art meets historyGayle Carlinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15783449240138097315noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6973117169323556846.post-41713609036804763962012-12-03T07:05:28.120-08:002012-12-03T07:05:28.120-08:00RE: Would slavery have ended sooner or later? I...RE: Would slavery have ended sooner or later? I'd like to believe yes, but I'm not so certain sometimes. Much of the South's economy depended upon essentially free labor. The South did not want to give up their slaves - it was initially a term of their surrender. It took humiliating, crushing, bloody defeat to make them give up at last...<br /><br />The irony of Lincoln's death is that it made it much tougher on the South because of the North's revenge of his assassination. He did not want revenge-he stated that clearly to Sherman-had he lived, the relations between the north and south might be so much better ...even today. <br />Enjoyed your column Gayle-thanks for sharing your experience with us.<br />Marla MillerMarketing the Musehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17445036266765469338noreply@blogger.com