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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)

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[–] tabarnaski@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 months ago

Calm down. Nobody knows everything, and the first step to knowing stuff is often to ask questions about it.

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