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…showed last 75 words of 321 total…promiscuity. Some even associated blacks simply with pure evil. From a racist perspective, the enslavement of Africans for economic success seemed justified without question. Slavery was the perfect solution for plantation owners who needed large amounts of labor to run their plantation. As the indentured servant population decreased, it is unlikely that the southern colonies would have survived without the institution. Clearly, slavery held great importance in contributing to the economic growth of the south.