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Britain Did Ban the Slave Trade, Mr Musk, but It Was 12.5m Slaves Too Late
In Britain slave owners were compensated for having slaves. But Britain was the biggest driver of the slave trade for over a century. The post Britain Did Ban the Slave Trade, Mr Musk, but It Was 12.5m Slaves Too Late first appeared on Dissident Voice.
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How a Battle between Pirates and the British Navy off the Coast of West Africa Triggered the Spread of Chattel Slavery and Changed the Course of History for the United States and the World
An excerpt from a new book, Pirates of the Slave Trade: The Battle of Cape Lopez and the Birth of an American Institution, by historian Angela C. Sutton shows how a pivotal battle between the British navy and a notorious pirate crew, led by “Black Bart” Roberts, cleared the way for an explosion of the […]
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