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Note: Boldface page numbers indicate Barbados, 10
illustrations. Benning, Henry, 53
black codes, 44–46, 45
abolitionist movement Black Sandy (slave hunter), 34
beginning and spread of, 13–14, 43 Brazil, 10, 14
frightens South, 51 Britain
reasons for abolition, 14
breakup of families, 47 reparations and, 58, 60–61
brutality of slavery, 24–27, 25, slavery as economic necessity,
43–46, 45 18–19
threat to national unity, 47–48 trade to American colonies, 11, 11
success of brutality of slavery, 24–27, 25, 43–46,
would be harmful to ex-slaves, 45
53–54 Byrd, William, II, 32–33
would destroy civilization, 50,
51–53, 52 Cameron, David, 61
would lead to fi nancial ruin of Campbell, Alexander, 19
South, 34, 50–51 Canary Islands, Portuguese plantations
would result in war between North on, 10
and South, 48 Cape Verde Islands, Portuguese
African Negroes plantations on, 10
are better off as slaves than free in Caribbean nations, conditions in,
Africa, 21, 54 60–61
are human beings, 23 Constitutional Rights Foundation, 57
descendants of slaves are better off cotton gin, 31
than, 63 cotton production, 31
as inferior to whites, 16, 19–21 conditions, 46
as lacking feelings and not human, slavery is essential for, 29, 30–32
13 Craemer, Thomas, 67
practiced slavery and were important
link in slave trade, 63–66, 65 descendants of slaves
treatment during Middle Passage is should not receive reparations, 55
brutal, 24–25, 43–44 Africans were important link in
treatment on plantations is brutal, slave trade, 63–66, 65
26–27 are much better off than Africans,
American blacks. See descendants of 63
slaves is not economically feasible, 67
apprenticeships, 33 would set a bad precedent, 68
Aristotle, 18 should receive reparations, 55
artisans, 32–34, 38–40 economic success of US and
Atlantic crossings, 11, 11–13, 21 Britain is partially due to slavery,
auctions, 44 60
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