re: #407 HappyWarrior

Russia abolished slavery before we did. In fact by Western standards, we were very late. Brazil and Cuba were the last two Western nations to ban it. In fact, part of the conflict that led to Texas fighting Mexico was that Mexico didn’t want slavery.

In the blockbuster John Wayne Alamo movie, Jim Bowie frees his slave, who then volunteers to stay on and fight.

In the flop Ron Howard version, Jim Bowie sends his slave off to report to his family, and reminds him that he is still his property…