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South Gains as Emancipation Spurs Southern Prosperity
The moderate Republicans may repeal proscription as the next Congress meets, opening the door for Southern state admission. Emancipation is already reshaping the economy, with cotton output rising, white and black workers expanding cotton farming, textile mills growing, and Northern capital driving revival as the South diversifies into manufacturing and farming.
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