Slave Empire Quotes

“In the nineteenth century, British industry, politics and popular culture became entwined with those of the United States, perhaps the most successful and dynamic slave state in human history”
― Padraic X. Scanlan, Slave Empire: How Slavery Built Modern Britain

“Civilisation is a notoriously slippery concept, but in the era of the Baptist War and the Emancipation Act it often meant steady labour for low wages. And regardless of the specific shape of emancipation, it was a ‘mighty experiment’ to prove that the laws of free labour were universal, and that enslaved people were capable of civilisation.”
― Padraic X. Scanlan, Slave Empire: How Slavery Built Modern Britain

“Civilisation is a notoriously slippery concept, but in the era of the Baptist War and the Emancipation Act it often meant steady labour for low wages.”
― Padraic X. Scanlan, Slave Empire: How Slavery Built Modern Britain