but louisa mccord is praised by politicians in south carolina. the greinke sisters are run out of the state, basically, and end up in philadelphia. and mary chestnut pours her heart out in a private diary that remains obscure and unknown until the late 20th century. so, are there any questions or comments about the pro slavery argument before we change topics? okay. well, let's talk about slavery, shall we. let's talk about the subject of slavery. there is a large scholarship on this topic. many, many, many books have been written about the subject of slavery. how many of you took history 151? okay. and did you discuss slavery in that course? 151? okay. good. occasionally i have students who say they took history 151 and then slavery got skipped over. i'm glad that hasn't happened. okay. let's paint in broad strokes a picture of the institution. this institution that is being attacked by abolitionists and defended by pro slavery figures. slavery is very old. it goes back to the ancient greek and romans, ancient egyptians, it's older than the unit