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Had it not been for slavery, the death penalty would have likely been abolished in America. Slavery became a haven for the death penalty.

"We, Too, Are Abolitionists: Black History Month, Slavery and the Death Penalty" by Diann Rust-Tierney, www.huffingtonpost.com. March 27, 2009.
Had it not been for slavery, the death penalty would have likely been abolished in America. Slavery became a haven for the death penalty.