Ep. 0095: A History of American Slavery, Part I: Origins of Atlantic Slavery

This is part one of a multi-part series on the history of chattel slavery in America.

Join CJ as he discusses:

• Some basic introductions & things to keep in mind for this series
• A very brief overview of the prior history of slavery in history
• The origins of European involvement in the African slave trade, beginning with the Portuguese in the 15th and 16th Centuries
• The beginnings of slavery in the European colonies
• The question of the relationship between racism & slavery, and some possible sources of antiblack racism on the part of Europeans

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External Links

• Daniele Bolelli’s coverage of Roman slave wars in History on Fire