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Slavery Was Never an American Economic Engine

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  • Feb 24, 2022
  • #Racism #Economics
Dr. Trevon D Logan
@TrevonDLogan
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In honor of Black history month, allow me to revisit a view of the past in need of greater scrutiny: the idea that slavery in the U.S., while morally wrong, was nonetheless an “econ... Show More

In honor of Black history month, allow me to revisit a view of the past in need of greater scrutiny: the idea that slavery in the U.S., while morally wrong, was nonetheless an “economically productive” practice that helped form the foundation of American capitalism.

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Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias · Feb 25, 2022
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A little off the news but this is a great @TrevonDLogan piece on a topic that keeps getting sloppy treatments even today.
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