Also, I noticed that the slave in question in Somerset v. Stewart was purchased in Boston. It wasn't just a big British case at the time; it had a direct connection to the American colonies.
Yeah, as someone who reads up a lot on the Kochtopus astroturfing and manufacturing consent, I have a hard time believing that much of the adoption of slogans like No Taxation Without Representation and the other tax protests weren't astroturfing from the slaveholder class.
Good book. I enjoyed reading through it so far. Just gotta keep in mind the overall Marxian context that it was a bougeoise revolution against the old monarchist system and among the first nails Capitalism hammered into the casket of Feudalism
I'd give Gerald Horne credit for shedding light upon a subject that's kept silent on in historical education on the 18th century slave trade, and the overall evolution of the concept of American racism in the colonies.
Damn, I really need to read The Counter-Revolution of 1776.
Also, I noticed that the slave in question in Somerset v. Stewart was purchased in Boston. It wasn't just a big British case at the time; it had a direct connection to the American colonies.
Ooh, so do I. Thanks!
Yeah, as someone who reads up a lot on the Kochtopus astroturfing and manufacturing consent, I have a hard time believing that much of the adoption of slogans like No Taxation Without Representation and the other tax protests weren't astroturfing from the slaveholder class.
Good book. I enjoyed reading through it so far. Just gotta keep in mind the overall Marxian context that it was a bougeoise revolution against the old monarchist system and among the first nails Capitalism hammered into the casket of Feudalism
I'd give Gerald Horne credit for shedding light upon a subject that's kept silent on in historical education on the 18th century slave trade, and the overall evolution of the concept of American racism in the colonies.