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In the South during the Civil War, men who owned a certain number of slaves were often exempt from military service due to the "Twenty Negro Law," which stated that for every 20 slaves owned, one white man could avoid conscription. This exemption was intended to keep plantation operations running and to ensure that slaveholders could maintain control over their enslaved workforce. As a result, many wealthy plantation owners could avoid the hardships of war while relying on the labor of those they enslaved. This policy highlighted the deep socioeconomic divides and the prioritization of slaveholder interests during the conflict.

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Did all landowners in the south own slaves?

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