Probably referring to the fact the blacks were employed, fed and sheltered at the expense of poor whites who were unemployed and thus struggled to feed and shelter themselves & their families.
Ding, ding, ding. Only about 10% of the antebellum South owned slaves. About 3/4 of slave owners owned 4 or fewer slaves, and about half of the big slave owners were non-white. The myth of Johnny Reb who owned a dozen slaves and fought to keep them is just that.
benefactors/beneficiaries?
Probably referring to the fact the blacks were employed, fed and sheltered at the expense of poor whites who were unemployed and thus struggled to feed and shelter themselves & their families.
Ding, ding, ding. Only about 10% of the antebellum South owned slaves. About 3/4 of slave owners owned 4 or fewer slaves, and about half of the big slave owners were non-white. The myth of Johnny Reb who owned a dozen slaves and fought to keep them is just that.