> The articles available so far focus a lot on the economic incentives involved in slavery and how the American economy was boosted because of it. This is inco

> The articles available so far focus a lot on the economic incentives involved in slavery and how the American economy was boosted because of it. This is incorrect - only two articles out of twelve (about American capitalism and the sugar industry) focus on "how the American economy was boosted because of [slavery]". The rest talk about medicine, music, housing segregation, and democracy. Modern day slavery might be primarily an economic issue, but I think it's wrong to only consider American slavery in this context because doing so ignores its "racial component" and its current day ramifications.