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The Historical and Cultural Permanence of Slavery
17:47 - 29:32 (11:44)
This podcast discusses the historical and cultural permanence of slavery and how it persisted for over 2,500 years. Slavery was widespread, and it took a movement of abolitionists struggling for a century before it could be eradicated.
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The eradication of slavery took massive movements of abolitionists struggling against it for the better part of a century, and even then, it questions whether humans are able to live and maintain morally questionable practices.
17:47 - 22:18 (04:30)
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The eradication of slavery took massive movements of abolitionists struggling against it for the better part of a century, and even then, it questions whether humans are able to live and maintain morally questionable practices. Despite this, human nature can also survive in the face of terrible evil.
ChapterThe Historical and Cultural Permanence of Slavery
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The practice of slavery has been widely spread across human history and culture, and it required a collective and persistent effort to eradicate it.
22:18 - 29:32 (07:14)
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The practice of slavery has been widely spread across human history and culture, and it required a collective and persistent effort to eradicate it. While acknowledging the profound moral problem of slavery, it is impressive to consider the accomplishment of eradicating it.