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As a northerner currently working outdoors in the south (some physical labor involved, 7 days a week, 10-16 hours a day for the past two weeks), I have a new appreciation for what the slaves went through and why the white masters didn't want to do the work.
I'm not sure what America would look like or what would have changed in the nation's history. I would think that the south would have become it's own country if they would ave won and the north would have had it's land. It would have been a race to colonize and claim the west. I'm also not sure how cars wold have modified the underground railroad, and I would bet that there would be a lot of people trying to get into the north. It would be interesting to see if a fence would have been put up, but I'm not sure which side would have done it.
I did see a stars and bars flag down here though on Highway 65 in Alabama. And you can still buy them in stores here.
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