@ScottishCommie "Probably a majority of American historians think of slavery in the US as primarily a system of race relations—as though the chief business of slavery were the production of white supremacy rather than the production of cotton, sugar, rice and tobacco." (Barbara Fields) Tweet added by Joachim @JDespland

Joachim

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@ScottishCommie "Probably a majority of American historians think of slavery in the US as primarily a system of race relations—as though the chief business of slavery were the production of white supremacy rather than the production of cotton, sugar, rice and tobacco." (Barbara Fields)

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@ScottishCommie

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Slavery came first, not racism.

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@LinkofSunshine

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the only reason slavery was a thing in america was because of racism.

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@FranTrazCravos

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@JDespland @ScottishCommie Yes, but that is the rotting aristocracy's effect The long end of feudalism leads to the rise of the bourgeoisie and landowners lose their preeminence in political economy, but may still cling onto power through the superstructure of society (culture, laws, state, etc)

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