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There wouldn't have been any Slave Trade if it weren't for capitalism. The European slave trade became very profitable by the late 1600's. So much so, that in 1713 the Roman Catholic Church became a commercial go-between to stop European nations from fighting each other for access to the African coast...and to boost the Vatican's wealth to obscene levels....including lots of prime land in the Americas. For a very generous fee, the Vatican created a contract (the Asiento) that resolved territorial and/or business disputes between two nations and thereby became and remained for hundreds of years - the primary moral sanctioner for the brutal institution of slave trading.
I read this in the book, "The Black Holocaust by S.E. Anderson".
I wanted to share this because very few people know about this.
Has anybody out there heard about this?
I read this in the book, "The Black Holocaust by S.E. Anderson".
I wanted to share this because very few people know about this.
Has anybody out there heard about this?