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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_slave_trade https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_slave_trade Whose personal agency and liberty?
by Avshalom 2y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_slave_trade https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_slave_trade Whose personal agency and liberty?
- FredPret 2y agoSlavery was always widespread; it was Westerners who saw the moral inconsistency between their self-image and owning slaves, and then fought wars with one another and others to end it globally. The journey from serfdom to modern human rights was a long one, but it had a clear upward trend.