In parts one and two of our three-part series on The Business of Slavery, we explored the intricate web of money and power that fuelled this inhumane institution. Today, we turn our focus to the mindset that enabled such brutality. Join us in this episode as we delve into the pervasive mindset that sustained the system of slavery and examine how echoes of this mindset persist in today's forms of modern slavery.

One in 200 people is a slave. Why? (The Guardian) https://www.theguardian.com/news/2019/feb/25/modern-slavery-trafficking-persons-one-in-200

No region is immune as the number of people in modern slavery climbs to 50 million (NPR) https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2022/09/13/1122714064/modern-slavery-global-estimate-increase

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In our first episode of this series, we explored the immense profits generated by the Trans Atlantic Slave trade. Today, in part two, we focus on how European powers wielded their influence to enslave Africans.

If you haven’t listened to the first part of The Business of slavery, you can find it in the episode list.

I Am a Man Who Will Fight for Your Honor by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source: http://chriszabriskie.com/honor/ Artist: http://chriszabriskie.com/

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This is the first of three episodes where Jay and D take a deep dive into the business of slavery. In this episode they take a look at the wealth generated on the backs of African slaves and how slavery became a cornerstone of European economic systems.

Sources: - "Capitalism and Slavery" by Eric Williams: Investigates the relationship between the Atlantic slave trade, British economic growth, and the development of capitalism. * Williams, E. (1944). Capitalism and Slavery. University of North Carolina Press.

- "The Half Has Never Been Told: Slavery and the Making of American Capitalism" by Edward E. Baptist: Explores how slavery was integral to the development of American capitalism, with detailed economic analysis. * Baptist, E. E. (2014). The Half Has Never Been Told: Slavery and the Making of American Capitalism. Basic Books.

- "The Economic Aspect of the History of Slavery in the United States" by Ulrich Bonnell Phillips: Analyzes the economic dimensions of slavery in the U.S., including the profitability of slave labor. * Phillips, U. B. (1908). The Economic Aspect of the History of Slavery in the United States. The South Atlantic Quarterly

- "Slavery, Atlantic Trade and the British Economy, 1660-1800" by Kenneth Morgan: Examines the economic impact of the Atlantic slave trade on Britain. * Morgan, K. (2000). Slavery, Atlantic Trade and the British Economy, 1660-1800. Cambridge University Press

NYT article on The American civil War and Slavery https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1863/08/22/issue.html

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