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I know that one argument for the South not turning to Industrialization was because of the slave based cotton economy. And that does makes sense I can perfectly understand how and why that would hold people back.

But why did the south simply not use slaves as industrial labour, creating a new source of profit for Dixie? If you do not need to pay anyone no matter what you do it is more of a profit isnt it?

I could be wrong. But what do you think?
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