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A Nation Divided
Episode three: slavery and the American Civil War
American historians give Christopher Cook their accounts of vital moments in the making of the United States.
Episode three: slavery and the American Civil War.
"Slaves were one of the most important and most expensive things that could be purchased in the colonies at this time. Slaves could be used as currency," says Gordon Bullock.
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