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Capitalism and Slavery
Eric Williams
1944
Russell & Russell
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Eric Williams and the Tangled History of Capitalism and Slavery
This historian and politician helped transform how several generations understood 18th- and 19th-century history.
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Gerald Horne
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The Nation
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October 5, 2021
Book Review
Eric Williams' Foundational Work on Slavery, Industry, and Wealth
Reflecting on "Capitalism and Slavery" (1944), a work that continues to influence scholarship today.
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Katie Donington
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Black Perspectives
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September 21, 2020
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Coming to Terms with Liverpool’s Slave Trade
About 1.5 million Africans were carried across the Atlantic in Liverpool ships, but the city's slave trade was barely acknowledged until recently.
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John Kerrigan
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London Review of Books
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November 20, 2025
Slavery Was Crucial for the Development of Capitalism
Historian Robin Blackburn has completed a trilogy of books that provide a comprehensive Marxist account of slavery in the New World.
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Robin Blackburn
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Owen Dowling
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Jacobin
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April 10, 2024
Why Did the Slave Trade Survive So Long?
The history of the Atlantic slave trade after the American Revolution is a story of sustained efforts to suppress it even as demand for slaves increased.
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James Oakes
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New York Review of Books
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March 25, 2021
