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It was calculated that the average annual output of a slave on a plantation was 850 kilos of sugar; at the going rate of duty each slave thus contributed 420 francs to the Treasury per annum, enough to entitle them to vote or stand for the Chamber had they been free citizens of France.
— Feb 25, 2026 06:16PM
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Rise like Lions after slumber
in unvanquishable number –
Shake your chains to earth like dew
Which in sleep hath fallen on you –
Ye are many – they are few
— Feb 24, 2026 06:01PM
in unvanquishable number –
Shake your chains to earth like dew
Which in sleep hath fallen on you –
Ye are many – they are few
Swarthout
is on page 347 of 576
The General Assembly of the new state voted to give Bolivar a million dollars in recognition of his services. He would only accept the money on condition that it was used to purchase the freedom of 1,000 slaves. The money was never paid.
— Feb 24, 2026 11:48AM
