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Originally Posted by Fozzie_DeBear
I don't buy it...firstly maybe slavery would have ended because of economics but under the southern paradigm would they have been emancipated? That would be a much bigger challenge for Confederate leaders to sell to their constituents.
So you may have slavery becoming obsolete but not ostracized.
If you think full civil rights in the US took too long after the North won...imagine how long the current progress in civil rights would have taken if they had lost.
Since we are on the topic some of you may find this book interesting... |
The argument I'll make is that the slavery issue was only going one way. Worldwide society was moving away from slavery. The south couldn't have isolated themselves from the rest of the world to the point where they could have ignored the external pressure that would have been put on them.
By no means am I saying it would have been quick or easy, but I am saying it would have happened.
EditPS: The book looks interesting. It's on the list.