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The Alliance Between Black Activists and Frederick Douglas
3:27:58 - 3:36:43 (08:44)
The combination of the advocacy from both blacks and whites led to the gradual regional isolation of the institution of slavery, as slavery's economic incentives were beginning to lose their appeal due to the rise of free labor in the United States. The American South was bringing in incredible amounts of money from the fiber of the industrial revolution: cotton.
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The push for the abolition of slavery was not solely based on humanitarian reasons.
3:27:58 - 3:29:58 (01:59)
Summary
The push for the abolition of slavery was not solely based on humanitarian reasons. The economics and racism of the time played a significant role in the changing attitudes towards slavery in North America.
ChapterThe Alliance Between Black Activists and Frederick Douglas
EpisodeShow 68 - BLITZ Human Resources
PodcastDan Carlin's Hardcore History
Black activists became allies of people like Frederick Douglass to fight for the end of the legal trade and institution of slavery in the United States.
3:29:58 - 3:34:11 (04:13)
Summary
Black activists became allies of people like Frederick Douglass to fight for the end of the legal trade and institution of slavery in the United States. However, the invention of the cotton gin in the mid-1790s increased the economic value of slavery and prolonged the practice.
ChapterThe Alliance Between Black Activists and Frederick Douglas
EpisodeShow 68 - BLITZ Human Resources
PodcastDan Carlin's Hardcore History
The United States became a major player in the slave trade in 1800, with an exponential increase in the number of slaves through export, internal population growth and trade, largely due to the booming cotton industry, making the American South a major supporter of the industrial world, with cotton being worth more than all other US exports combined before the Civil War.
3:34:11 - 3:36:43 (02:31)
Summary
The United States became a major player in the slave trade in 1800, with an exponential increase in the number of slaves through export, internal population growth and trade, largely due to the booming cotton industry, making the American South a major supporter of the industrial world, with cotton being worth more than all other US exports combined before the Civil War.