European societies prospered at the expense of enslaved Africans from "summary" of Capitalism & Slavery by Eric Eustace Williams
The history of European colonization in the Americas is a story of exploitation and cruelty. The wealth and prosperity of European societies were built on the backs of enslaved Africans who were forcibly taken from their homelands and subjected to inhumane treatment. The transatlantic slave trade was a brutal and dehumanizing enterprise that dehumanized Africans and treated them as nothing more than commodities to be bought and sold. The labor of enslaved Africans was essential to the economic success of European colonies in the Americas. They were forced to work on plantations producing lucrative crops such as sugar, tobacco, and cotton. The profits from these crops flowed back to Europe, enriching European merchants and investors...
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