The slave trade perpetuated economic inequality from "summary" of Capitalism & Slavery by Eric Eustace Williams
The slave trade was not just about the buying and selling of human beings. It was a system that perpetuated economic inequality on a massive scale. The profits made from the slave trade were immense, but they did not benefit everyone equally. Instead, they enriched a small group of people at the expense of the vast majority of the population. Those who controlled the slave trade amassed great wealth, while those who were enslaved suffered unimaginable horrors. The economic inequality that resulted from this system was not just a byproduct; it was a deliberate and essential component. The wealth of the slave traders was built on the backs of the enslaved, who were forced to work for no pay under brutal conditions. This economic inequality was not limited to the slave trade itself. The profi...
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