Ep. 0106: A History of American Slavery Part VII: The End of Chattel Slavery

In this episode, we wrap up the DHP coverage of the history of American slavery with this seventh & final installment in the series.

Join CJ as he discusses:

• How slavery was abolished in the US
• The aftermath and legacies of that abolition
• Some comparisons with the abolition of slavery in other parts of the Western Hemisphere
• Some of the similarities CJ sees between slavery and the state

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Internal Links

• DHP Ep. 0095: A History of American Slavery Part I
• DHP Ep. 0096: A History of American Slavery Part II
• DHP Ep. 0097: A History of American Slavery Part III
• DHP Ep. 0098: A History of American Slavery Part IV
• DHP Ep. 0099: A History of American Slavery Part V
• DHP Ep. 0101: A History of American Slavery Part VI

External Links

• Website of Raymond Gilford, the artist who designed the current DHP cover art
• A brilliant piece by Robert Higgs pointing out how many common arguments deployed today in defense of the state are basically the same as articles deployed prior to the 19th century in defense of slavery
• Article: Former Nixon advisor John Ehrlichman admitted that the War on Drugs was really about targeting antiwar & black rights organizations