“What changed at the end of the eighteenth century, therefore, was not so much the discovery of a fundamentally new concept in human relations but the emergence of a political movement universalizing what until then had been largely a local… — Gavin Wright Copy Share Image
“As the international economist Ronald Findlay argues, “slavery was an integral part of a complex intercontinental system of trade in goods and factors within… — Gavin Wright Copy Share Image
“Americans have found it particularly difficult to come to terms with our “slave origins,” perhaps because the national history of the United States makes… — Gavin Wright Copy Share Image
“What changed at the end of the eighteenth century, therefore, was not so much the discovery of a fundamentally new concept in human relations… — Gavin Wright Copy Share Image
“It was not that “slave trade profits” flowed through some fiendish channels into the dark satanic mills. But the burgeoning Atlantic trade of the… — Gavin Wright Copy Share Image
