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Slavery and capitalism are linked through historical and economic analyses that examine how the latter was built upon or utilized the material conditions of the former [1], [2]. Scholars and writers have explored this relationship by highlighting how capitalism has historically relied on the exploitation of enslaved labor [3] or attempted to rhetorically obscure its dependence on the institution of slavery [4], [5].
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'The Lehman Trilogy' and Wall Street's Debt to Slavery reparationscomm.org 4 facts
perspectiveThe author of the source text claims that 'The Lehman Trilogy' succumbs to the abstraction it deplores by focusing on capitalism as a transcendent promise of freedom while evading the material conditions of slavery that produced wealth.
claimThe author of the source text claims that 'The Lehman Trilogy' implies capitalism is emancipatory by suggesting it can transform chattel into customers, thereby evading the material conditions of slavery that produced wealth.
claimScholars examine the interconnections of slavery and capitalism, specifically the traffic between Northern industrial and Southern cotton economies.
claimIn the 19th century, some antislavery white writers suggested that capitalism made all Americans into slaves, a rhetorical strategy that avoided admitting American capitalism was partly built on the institution of slavery.
Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking in Latin America latinamericanperspectives.com 1 fact
claimCapitalism in Latin America utilizes non-capitalist labor relations, specifically the superexploitation of labor in the form of slavery, to maintain competitiveness in the global economy.