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The Diverse Jobs of Enslaved People in North America and Brazil
1:49:46 - 1:55:06 (05:19)
Enslaved people in both North America and Brazil performed a variety of jobs beyond agricultural work, including mining, domestic service, carpentry, and fishing. The expansion of sugar cultivation in the mid-17th century was especially important in the development of the slave trade in the Caribbean islands.
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Historian Brenda E. Stevenson discusses how the expansion of sugar cultivation played a major role in the slave trade, with African labor accounting for 70% of the slave labor in the New World.
1:49:46 - 1:52:10 (02:24)
Summary
Historian Brenda E. Stevenson discusses how the expansion of sugar cultivation played a major role in the slave trade, with African labor accounting for 70% of the slave labor in the New World. Slave trading companies, such as the Royal African Company, dominated the industry, allowing for the growth of early capitalism.
ChapterThe Diverse Jobs of Enslaved People in North America and Brazil
EpisodeShow 68 - BLITZ Human Resources
PodcastDan Carlin's Hardcore History
Enslaved people in colonial America were not only engaged in agricultural work but also worked in other sectors like mining, carpentry, and fishing.
1:52:10 - 1:55:06 (02:55)
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Enslaved people in colonial America were not only engaged in agricultural work but also worked in other sectors like mining, carpentry, and fishing. The peer pressure among slave masters in the big cities improved the living conditions of the enslaved people.