Patrick Byrne

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Patrick Byrne @PatrickByrne

At the time of the American Revolution, slavery was responsible for .5% of GDP. But with the invention of the "Cotton 'gin" (1793), slavery became much more profitable, and hence began robust growth. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted March 14, 2023

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In an act of remarkable scholarship, WEB Du Bois first calculated that 320,000 number. A century later, Harvard's Chair of African American Studies Dr. Henry Louis Gates (@HenryLouisGates) revisited the work of Du Bois, and discovered it had been stunningly accurate Du Bois. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted March 14, 2023

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Slavery then grew steadily until by the 1850s it was generating 5% of US GDP (with 4 million enslaved). In comparison, our automobile industry reached 5% at its 1973 zenith. Thus it IS fair to say that slavery was a substantial part of US GDP by the time of our Civil War. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted March 14, 2023