Episode
Show 68 - BLITZ Human Resources
5:39:12
Published: Sun Mar 06 2022
Description
The Atlantic Slave Trade mixes centuries of human bondage with violence, economics, commerce, geo-political competition, liberty, morality, injustice, revolution, tragedy and bloody reckonings. That sounds like a lot, yet this show merely scratches the surface of this enormous subject.
Chapters
This episode of Hardcore History is an improvised edition where Dan Carlin has no script or roadmap for the show, and the audience takes the journey with him.
00:00 - 01:18 (01:18)
Summary
This episode of Hardcore History is an improvised edition where Dan Carlin has no script or roadmap for the show, and the audience takes the journey with him.
EpisodeShow 68 - BLITZ Human Resources
PodcastDan Carlin's Hardcore History
The speaker believes that controversial topics are important to explore, even though they may be woven into the political anger of our current times and can be seen as controversial.
01:18 - 04:39 (03:20)
Summary
The speaker believes that controversial topics are important to explore, even though they may be woven into the political anger of our current times and can be seen as controversial.
EpisodeShow 68 - BLITZ Human Resources
PodcastDan Carlin's Hardcore History
The slavery spectrum ranges from bond slavery to chattel slavery and affects millions of people worldwide, and those who do "slave-type jobs" actually free up time for others to push society forward with art and innovation.
04:39 - 08:55 (04:16)
Summary
The slavery spectrum ranges from bond slavery to chattel slavery and affects millions of people worldwide, and those who do "slave-type jobs" actually free up time for others to push society forward with art and innovation.
EpisodeShow 68 - BLITZ Human Resources
PodcastDan Carlin's Hardcore History
Slavery has been present in various forms throughout history all around the world, ranging from captured prisoners in war to someone captured and sold in slave markets; having varied slave-owning culture and slave treatment.
08:55 - 14:56 (06:01)
Summary
Slavery has been present in various forms throughout history all around the world, ranging from captured prisoners in war to someone captured and sold in slave markets; having varied slave-owning culture and slave treatment.
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PodcastDan Carlin's Hardcore History
This podcast discusses how the ancient human institution of bondage mixed with the proto-modern economic system of the Renaissance in the 15th and 16th centuries, and how this contributed to the era of a trade revolution.
14:56 - 21:29 (06:33)
Summary
This podcast discusses how the ancient human institution of bondage mixed with the proto-modern economic system of the Renaissance in the 15th and 16th centuries, and how this contributed to the era of a trade revolution. It explores the idea that progress during this time wasn't necessarily progress for all people, as slavery and inequality were still rampant.
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PodcastDan Carlin's Hardcore History
The ancient Greeks and Romans were slave states, and their justifications for slavery persisted throughout history and can still be seen in the United States antebellum era.
21:29 - 27:31 (06:02)
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The ancient Greeks and Romans were slave states, and their justifications for slavery persisted throughout history and can still be seen in the United States antebellum era.
EpisodeShow 68 - BLITZ Human Resources
PodcastDan Carlin's Hardcore History
The Age of Exploration marks a turning point in human history where individuals began to venture further out to sea, using new ship designs and navigational tools to cross large bodies of water and circumnavigate the globe.
27:31 - 32:17 (04:45)
Summary
The Age of Exploration marks a turning point in human history where individuals began to venture further out to sea, using new ship designs and navigational tools to cross large bodies of water and circumnavigate the globe.
EpisodeShow 68 - BLITZ Human Resources
PodcastDan Carlin's Hardcore History
This transcript discusses the connection between the slave trade and capitalism, particularly the impact of money and supply and demand on the trade.
32:17 - 36:30 (04:12)
Summary
This transcript discusses the connection between the slave trade and capitalism, particularly the impact of money and supply and demand on the trade. It also touches on an African slave rebellion in 869 CE in present-day Iraq.
EpisodeShow 68 - BLITZ Human Resources
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Historically, currency and trade have been crucial during different time periods, with the rise of the Italian city-states during the crusades and trade increase in places like the Baltic and the Hanseatic League.
36:30 - 41:22 (04:51)
Summary
Historically, currency and trade have been crucial during different time periods, with the rise of the Italian city-states during the crusades and trade increase in places like the Baltic and the Hanseatic League. Establishing trade routes with established great states in Asia was crucial for success.
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PodcastDan Carlin's Hardcore History
In this podcast episode, the hosts discuss the historical trade routes and the importance of spices and other goods.
41:22 - 45:26 (04:04)
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In this podcast episode, the hosts discuss the historical trade routes and the importance of spices and other goods. They also mention the challenges of employing indigenous labor and the consequences of unethical business practices.
EpisodeShow 68 - BLITZ Human Resources
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In this episode, the devastating impact of European diseases on the indigenous populations of the Americas is discussed, with Charles C. Mann's book "1491" serving as the basis of the conversation.
45:26 - 53:08 (07:42)
Summary
In this episode, the devastating impact of European diseases on the indigenous populations of the Americas is discussed, with Charles C. Mann's book "1491" serving as the basis of the conversation.
EpisodeShow 68 - BLITZ Human Resources
PodcastDan Carlin's Hardcore History
During the period from 1400 to 1700, the Spanish conquest unleashed brutality across the Americas.
53:08 - 1:03:27 (10:19)
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During the period from 1400 to 1700, the Spanish conquest unleashed brutality across the Americas. Bartolome de las Casas portrays the Spanish treatment of the natives as predators unleashed upon gentle lambs, causing the death of millions across the Americas and beyond.
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Bartolome de las Casas was a Dominican friar who spoke out against the oppression and mistreatment of indigenous peoples in the New World.
1:03:27 - 1:14:29 (11:02)
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Bartolome de las Casas was a Dominican friar who spoke out against the oppression and mistreatment of indigenous peoples in the New World. He witnessed firsthand the brutal treatment of the natives on the islands and advocated for their rights throughout his life.
EpisodeShow 68 - BLITZ Human Resources
PodcastDan Carlin's Hardcore History
The value of an African slave was higher than that of other slaves or laborers due to their skills, and how they could teach their owners and employers.
1:14:29 - 1:23:34 (09:04)
Summary
The value of an African slave was higher than that of other slaves or laborers due to their skills, and how they could teach their owners and employers. The concept of race as we know it today developed during this era of African slavery.
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The African slaves that were taken to the Americas survived longer than Native American and European slaves because of their genetic exposure to diseases.
1:23:34 - 1:29:39 (06:05)
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The African slaves that were taken to the Americas survived longer than Native American and European slaves because of their genetic exposure to diseases. However, they still suffered greatly during the slave trade, with millions dying during the process or being forcibly displaced from their homes and families.
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The boom in sugar production in the Americas led to an increase in demand for African slave labor and contributed to the exploitation and mistreatment of countless individuals.
1:29:39 - 1:35:40 (06:00)
Summary
The boom in sugar production in the Americas led to an increase in demand for African slave labor and contributed to the exploitation and mistreatment of countless individuals. The desire for instant wealth and greed drove this industry, leading to a widespread reliance on the brutal exploitation of slaves.
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The british and the dutch get involved in the globalization 1.0 gold rush fever time.
1:35:40 - 1:43:35 (07:54)
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The british and the dutch get involved in the globalization 1.0 gold rush fever time.
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The majority of people who emigrated to the Americas until 1820 were black slaves, and it wasn't because that's what everyone wanted in terms of a racial makeup, but rather because of the enormous and expandable flow of slave labor from Africa.
1:43:35 - 1:49:46 (06:10)
Summary
The majority of people who emigrated to the Americas until 1820 were black slaves, and it wasn't because that's what everyone wanted in terms of a racial makeup, but rather because of the enormous and expandable flow of slave labor from Africa. Frederick Douglass, who was born into slavery, had to tell people that not only was he a slave for life, but his kids were slaves too, giving a vested interest in the slave trade, which changed over time to handle the labor shortage by different groups.
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Enslaved people in both North America and Brazil performed a variety of jobs beyond agricultural work, including mining, domestic service, carpentry, and fishing.
1:49:46 - 1:55:06 (05:19)
Summary
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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Brenda Stevenson, author of "Life in Black and White," explains that the enslaved people entered the trade through numerous avenues, and were physically, psychologically and sexually abused, starved and dehydrated even before they embarked on the journey to the "New World."
1:55:06 - 2:06:09 (11:03)
Summary
Brenda Stevenson, author of "Life in Black and White," explains that the enslaved people entered the trade through numerous avenues, and were physically, psychologically and sexually abused, starved and dehydrated even before they embarked on the journey to the "New World."
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PodcastDan Carlin's Hardcore History
The Middle Passage was a harrowing experience for slaves who were subjected to physical and sexual abuse, trauma upon trauma.
2:06:10 - 2:13:29 (07:19)
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The Middle Passage was a harrowing experience for slaves who were subjected to physical and sexual abuse, trauma upon trauma. The conditions of the ships were appalling, packed with people like cargo, many of whom died during the journey.
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PodcastDan Carlin's Hardcore History
Witness accounts of slave markets and sales included a customary way of scrambling and bidding by purchasers; accounts described the savagery of the free-for-all, where buyers try to encircle the largest numbers of choice slaves with a rope, yanking the slaves in a crazed and panicked manner, sometimes causing them to hurl themselves over the wall and run madly through the town.
2:13:30 - 2:20:57 (07:26)
Summary
Witness accounts of slave markets and sales included a customary way of scrambling and bidding by purchasers; accounts described the savagery of the free-for-all, where buyers try to encircle the largest numbers of choice slaves with a rope, yanking the slaves in a crazed and panicked manner, sometimes causing them to hurl themselves over the wall and run madly through the town.
EpisodeShow 68 - BLITZ Human Resources
PodcastDan Carlin's Hardcore History
The Atlantic slave trade was a combination of numerous atrocities, and it was a system of violence that controlled forced labor and required an entire edifice to be developed.
2:20:57 - 2:30:07 (09:10)
Summary
The Atlantic slave trade was a combination of numerous atrocities, and it was a system of violence that controlled forced labor and required an entire edifice to be developed. The leverage that slaveholders had over slaves kept them from running away or resisting, and it may explain why some slaves professed to love their masters.
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PodcastDan Carlin's Hardcore History
This podcast episode delves into the brutal nature of slavery and how those in power used violence and fear to control and exploit enslaved individuals.
2:30:07 - 2:37:30 (07:22)
Summary
This podcast episode delves into the brutal nature of slavery and how those in power used violence and fear to control and exploit enslaved individuals. The episode includes firsthand accounts from eyewitness observers detailing the grueling work conditions and torture used to maintain absolute control over the enslaved population.
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Historian Jon Meacham discusses the effect of slavery on slaveholders, George Thatcher’s arguments on the legislation for ending slavery, and how modern-day slavery, although using modern business techniques and practices, seems jarring and out of place with history.
2:37:30 - 2:48:11 (10:40)
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Historian Jon Meacham discusses the effect of slavery on slaveholders, George Thatcher’s arguments on the legislation for ending slavery, and how modern-day slavery, although using modern business techniques and practices, seems jarring and out of place with history.
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PodcastDan Carlin's Hardcore History
Melcher says that the French colonists in Haiti that they did n't like it and expressing you know how they feel.
2:48:12 - 2:58:40 (10:28)
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Melcher says that the French colonists in Haiti that they did n't like it and expressing you know how they feel.
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PodcastDan Carlin's Hardcore History
The sensibilities and attitudes towards slavery underwent a significant revolution.
2:58:40 - 3:05:56 (07:16)
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The sensibilities and attitudes towards slavery underwent a significant revolution. From being a lucrative and mainstream business that was widely accepted, to its eventual abolition and opposition. With the help of literacy and cheap print, ordinary people gained awareness, and the voices against slavery became stronger.
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The slave revolts and the revolutions are going to have profound implications for the slavery question.
3:05:56 - 3:11:12 (05:15)
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The slave revolts and the revolutions are going to have profound implications for the slavery question.
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The contradiction between the fight for liberty and owning slaves was not lost on the founders of the US, which is why words like "slave" were not frequently used in their documents.
3:11:12 - 3:18:29 (07:16)
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The contradiction between the fight for liberty and owning slaves was not lost on the founders of the US, which is why words like "slave" were not frequently used in their documents. This hypocrisy was highlighted by American abolitionists and even the slaves themselves, showing that the revolution was not all it appeared to be.
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The forces of anti-slavery thought were beginning to coalesce but, at the same time, slavery was getting much worse.
3:18:29 - 3:27:58 (09:29)
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The forces of anti-slavery thought were beginning to coalesce but, at the same time, slavery was getting much worse. The bizarre rules of the time period allowed for Thomas Jefferson's six mixed-race children, born of his affair with Sally Hemings, to be slaves on his plantation despite being seven eighths white.
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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.
3:27:58 - 3:36:43 (08:44)
Summary
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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Slavery was brutal and cruel, with slaves subjected to mutilation and other forms of abuse.
3:36:43 - 3:43:00 (06:17)
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Slavery was brutal and cruel, with slaves subjected to mutilation and other forms of abuse. The anti-slavery movement played on the idea of doing the right thing and warned of the consequences for ignoring the humanitarian argument.
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In this podcast episode, the history of slave revolts in the Americas is explored, with particular focus on the inevitability of such revolts and the response from slave owners.
3:43:00 - 3:49:06 (06:05)
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In this podcast episode, the history of slave revolts in the Americas is explored, with particular focus on the inevitability of such revolts and the response from slave owners. Reynolds writes that once a coordinated black leadership emerges to unite people and coordinate activities, it will spell the end for slave owners, and the writer warns that the white codes which may replace the black codes in place may be even worse.
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Maroon communities provided hope and refuge for enslaved people seeking freedom, while the lack of successful slave revolts made it difficult for enslaved people to believe in the possibility of a successful uprising until the wealthy white males of property provided inspiration.
3:49:06 - 3:55:03 (05:57)
Summary
Maroon communities provided hope and refuge for enslaved people seeking freedom, while the lack of successful slave revolts made it difficult for enslaved people to believe in the possibility of a successful uprising until the wealthy white males of property provided inspiration.
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San Domingue was one of the birthplaces of modern pseudo-scientific racism, with authors like the Baron de Beauvoir asserting that blacks were an inherently inferior species of humanity.
3:55:03 - 4:01:11 (06:08)
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San Domingue was one of the birthplaces of modern pseudo-scientific racism, with authors like the Baron de Beauvoir asserting that blacks were an inherently inferior species of humanity. This view was commonplace during this era and served as the primary lens through which the world was viewed, leading to changes in law and societal structures.
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The Legal Restrictions Imposed on Free People of Color in San Domingue before the Haitian Revolution
The article discusses the various laws implemented by colonial administrators in San Domingue, including prohibiting people of African descent from practicing medicine, law, pharmacy, and working as notaries.
4:01:11 - 4:06:25 (05:13)
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The article discusses the various laws implemented by colonial administrators in San Domingue, including prohibiting people of African descent from practicing medicine, law, pharmacy, and working as notaries. These laws created a permanent hereditary caste system based on ethnicity and skin color, which persisted for centuries.
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Sandeming, France's most profitable colony in the 18th century, controlled half of the world's coffee and sugar and made significant profits from other commodities.
4:06:25 - 4:14:53 (08:28)
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Sandeming, France's most profitable colony in the 18th century, controlled half of the world's coffee and sugar and made significant profits from other commodities. However, this wealth was due to African slave labor, direct contradictions to the Enlightenment's ideals, and biracial representatives pleaded with the French National Assembly for redress of these grievances, warning of looming disaster if their voices went unheard.
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The French Revolution's famous symbol, the guillotine, was designed to be an improvement to the breaking on the wheel, which is a horrific, barbaric event carried out in front of everyone, often with different execution sites for blacks and whites.
4:14:53 - 4:20:11 (05:17)
Summary
The French Revolution's famous symbol, the guillotine, was designed to be an improvement to the breaking on the wheel, which is a horrific, barbaric event carried out in front of everyone, often with different execution sites for blacks and whites. Vincent Ojay's case provides an example of the cruelty and terror that the authorities used to intimidate and deter people from launching insurrections in the colony of Sandeming.
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The podcast provides a vivid description of the Haitian Revolution's beginning, highlighting the fractures between different racial groups in Haiti and the emergence of slave leaders like Bookman.
4:20:11 - 4:26:13 (06:02)
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The podcast provides a vivid description of the Haitian Revolution's beginning, highlighting the fractures between different racial groups in Haiti and the emergence of slave leaders like Bookman.
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The anonymous author's account of his experience during the Haitian Slave Revolt remind Professor Johnathan Brown of the killing fields during the Cambodian Genocide and highlights the lack of safety among the rank and file of the slaves.
4:26:14 - 4:32:03 (05:48)
Summary
The anonymous author's account of his experience during the Haitian Slave Revolt remind Professor Johnathan Brown of the killing fields during the Cambodian Genocide and highlights the lack of safety among the rank and file of the slaves. The first-hand accounts are often used to justify or denounce slavery and can often evoke sympathy for the victims as well as the victimizers.
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The Haitian Revolution was one of the extremes of the human experience.
4:32:03 - 4:37:13 (05:10)
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The Haitian Revolution was one of the extremes of the human experience. It was the largest slave revolt in history and resulted in a bloodbath between the slave insurgents, white colonists, and mixed race people causing atrocities on all sides.
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The first stage of the Haitian Revolution was characterized by revenge towards the white colonists and the exhibition of sheer hot-blooded cruelty by the black slaves.
4:37:13 - 4:46:41 (09:27)
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The first stage of the Haitian Revolution was characterized by revenge towards the white colonists and the exhibition of sheer hot-blooded cruelty by the black slaves. It was a race war that went on for several years in multiple stages until attempts to bring stability were made.
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The Haitian Revolution and the rise of Napoleon became interwoven as Napoleon, seeking to regain control of Saint-Domingue (Haiti), sent his brother-in-law to crush the rebellion, but instead faced a defeat due to weather and military tactics.
4:46:41 - 4:55:41 (09:00)
Summary
The Haitian Revolution and the rise of Napoleon became interwoven as Napoleon, seeking to regain control of Saint-Domingue (Haiti), sent his brother-in-law to crush the rebellion, but instead faced a defeat due to weather and military tactics. Later, the French government was forced to make concessions and grant equal rights to stop the slave revolt and regain control of the island.
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Yellow fever played a crucial role in Haitian Revolution by acting as a 'pathogenic defense shield' against the European forces and killing thousands of soldiers.
4:55:41 - 5:02:57 (07:15)
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Yellow fever played a crucial role in Haitian Revolution by acting as a 'pathogenic defense shield' against the European forces and killing thousands of soldiers. Napoleon's General Leclerc, who was tasked with re-instituting slavery in Haiti, also fell victim to the disease and his writing from the time period provides insight into the devastating impact of yellow fever.
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PodcastDan Carlin's Hardcore History
The Haitian Revolution was a violent and brutal fight for freedom against slavery and colonialism.
5:02:57 - 5:14:48 (11:51)
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The Haitian Revolution was a violent and brutal fight for freedom against slavery and colonialism. The French understood that these people had been corrupted with the intellectual contagion of liberty and that made them bad slaves.
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The transcript discusses the frightening and intimidating declarations made by Genjak Desilene, the ruler behind the Haitian genocide who rallied human rights and preservation to justify the mass murder of individuals.
5:14:48 - 5:21:40 (06:51)
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The transcript discusses the frightening and intimidating declarations made by Genjak Desilene, the ruler behind the Haitian genocide who rallied human rights and preservation to justify the mass murder of individuals.
EpisodeShow 68 - BLITZ Human Resources
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The United States and Britain prohibit the Atlantic slave trade, which leads to the end of slavery.
5:21:40 - 5:32:04 (10:23)
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The United States and Britain prohibit the Atlantic slave trade, which leads to the end of slavery. The article posits the question of how and why slavery eventually ended in other places.
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This episode explores how slavery officially ended in different parts of the world, and how the last holdouts impacted history and public opinion.
5:32:04 - 5:39:05 (07:00)
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This episode explores how slavery officially ended in different parts of the world, and how the last holdouts impacted history and public opinion. The text also contains an ad for Battle Guide virtual tours.