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I know the NHL has lower ratings while NFL is the highest. Most of my Americanized relatives like both.
MLS it seems is the weakest professional sport in the USA and the fan base is mainly Hispanic. Let's face it the USA will never win a World Cup. Next year it's in Russia and if I save up enough money I might just buy tickets (dream fantasy at the moment)
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Slavery was normal in about 1/2 of the states generally for larger land owners. Most the planet has had various forms of slavery. Native Americans practiced various forms of slavery and ritual sacrifices, torture, etc. It is hard to picture Rome without seeing the Vatican and the Coliseum, which housed Slaves who fought to the death. Germany maintains various parts of Concentration Camps. In New Orleans at the time of the Civil War 25% of free Blacks were slave owners.
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Pretty sizable population. Census taking was not that good I guess,
The reason for the high number of F.P.C. in New Orleans was largely due to the influx of Haitian refugees into the city in 1809. Approximately 10,000 people arrived in New Orleans with roughly a third being F.P.C., another third slaves and the remaining whites. By the eve of the Civil War in 1860, the reported total population for F.P.C. in Louisiana was 18,647 people with the majority being in New Orleans with a census tally of 10,689 people. However, these figures seem too low given a natural increase and the much larger figures reported in 1840 and 1850. Although some F.P.C. did migrate to Haiti, Mexico, and to Europe, these low figures were probably due to under-reporting by Louisiana census takers.
Free People of Color were highly skilled craftsmen, business people, educators, writers, planters and musicians. Many free women of color were highly skilled seamstresses, hairdressers and cooks while some owned property and kept boarding houses. Some F.P.C. were planters before and after the Civil War and owned slaves. Although shocking and incomprehensible to many people today, the fact that some F.P.C. owned slaves must be viewed in its historical context.
Today the legacy of Free People of Color is still with us, in jazz, Creole cuisine and numerous artists, politicians and educators.
http://www.neworleansonline.com/newo...story/fpc.html
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