Why did Southerners refer to slavery as "that peculiar institution"?

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Tab Alleman · Answer 1 · 2022-12-10T05:58:07+0000

As you probably know slaves were treated as property. This made them subject to being bought and sold. Some of the whites were sensitive about how they treated the other humans. This lead to them referring to slavery as “that peculiar institution”.

Why did Southerners refer to slavery as "that peculiar institution"?

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