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Democracy in America, chapter 'The Three Races That Inhabit the United States.'
A French political thinker who analyzed American democracy.
The unresolved problem of slavery and its aftermath.
It permanently attached servitude to race, unlike ancient slavery.
Prejudice was stronger in states that abolished slavery.
Whites felt their social superiority was threatened.
The economic damage of slavery through state comparisons.
Ohio was prosperous; Kentucky was idle and underdeveloped.
Free labor was more productive and cheaper than slave labor.
Masters had lifelong costs for slaves, unlike paid workers.
It created a culture of idleness, stunting development.
Economic self-interest drove the abolition, not moral concern.
By banning slave importation and declaring children free.
He believed they would remain in permanent social limbo.
The white population would grow, marginalizing Black Americans.
Slavery damaged the economy and entrenched racial prejudice.
He thought true integration was nearly impossible.