Why They Keep Trying to Blame Capitalists for Slavery

Tags: Political Theory, Free Markets, U.S. History

09/13/2019 Ryan McMaken

The resurgent claim that the modern economy was built on slavery is yet another attempt to attack capitalism while also claiming “we are all to blame” for slavery. The slave owners of old tried a very similar tactic.

Original Article: Why They Keep Trying to Blame Capitalists for Slavery.

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