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Dennis Hackethal revised idea #1026.
4 months ago · ‘‘Abolition + Picking Crops’ draft’12 unchanged lines collapsedAlmost every slaveholder is horrified by the idea of freedom. Dr. Samuel A. Cartwright [says](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drapetomania) that slaves only flee captivity because they are mentally ill. Even most slaves reject the idea of freedom. Advocates insist, however, thatfreedom works. Psychologistsit works, and psychologists eloquently defendthe merits of freedom.its merits. According to advocates of freedom,slaves area slave is naturally curious.Given freedom, theyOnce freed, a former slave won’t just learn basicskills; they’llskills, they argue – he’ll ultimately find a calling.60 unchanged lines collapsed