“The greatest abuse of all-the slave trade-was ended as a direct result of the political influence of evangelical Christians in Britain, who… — Thomas Sowell Copy Share Image
The American sense of the importance, the fundamental importance of the black-white dichotomy, comes out of societies founded in the era of… — Nell Irvin Painter Copy Share Image
After the Moslem Africans lost control over Spain, they began to prey on the Africans further to the south. They destroyed the… — John Henrik Clarke Copy Share Image
The American revolution not only cost Britain the 13 colonies but also forced it to rethink the slave trade and slavery, and… — Linda Colley Copy Share Image
Im generally of the view that we should know the names of those who enacted and justified imperial power - but only… — Michael Rosen Copy Share Image
I am not saying that factory farming is the same as the Holocaust or the slave trade, but it's clear that there… — Peter Singer Copy Share Image
I believe the bicentenary offers us a chance not just to say how profoundly shameful the slave trade was - how we… — Tony Blair Copy Share Image
We must show new energy in fighting back an old evil. Nearly two centuries after the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade,… — George W. Bush Copy Share Image
It's not that humans and non-humans are identical... but the lack of understanding that led to the slave trade is the same… — Jane Goodall Copy Share Image
Hispanic gives us all one ultimate paternal cultural progenitor: Spain. The diverse cultures already on the American shores when the Europeans arrived,… — Ana Castillo Copy Share Image
“The slave trade was not controlled by any state or government. It was a purely economic enterprise, organised and financed by the… — Yuval Noah Harari Copy Share Image
“Moreover, the industrial revolution in the United States, as in most of Europe, depended significantly upon a slave trade that involved elaborate… — Mark Lewis Taylor Copy Share Image
The incomparable James Walvin has done it again: he has crafted a beautifully written and deeply informed single volume history of the… — David W. Blight Copy Share Image
“If you read history you will find that the Christians begin the most for the present world are just the ones that… — C.S. Lewis Copy Share Image
Christopher Columbus introduced two phenomena that revolutionized race relations and transformed the modern world: the taking of land, wealth, and labor from… — James W. Loewen Copy Share Image
