Capitalism and Slavery. Part 2.

The Dig

Daniel Denvir

News, Politics

4.8 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 22 May 2019

⏱️ 157 minutes

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Summary

Three interviews: historian Seth Rockman, scholars Crystal Eddins and Zachary Sell, and public historians Akeia Benard, Joey La Neve DeFrancesco, Elon Cook Lee and Marco McWilliams.

Dan conducted six interviews on capitalism and slavery at The Dig’s recent Slavery’s Hinterlands symposium here in Rhode Island. This second of two episodes begins with Seth Rockman on the role of slavery in American capitalism. Then, scholars Crystal Eddins and Zachary Sell on revolution and counter-revolution across the racial capitalist global order. Finally, public historians Akeia Benard, Joey La Neve DeFrancesco, Elon Cook Lee and Marco McWilliams on teaching slavery today.

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0:00.0	This episode of The Dig is brought to you by our supporters at patreon.com
0:05.5	and by the Socialism 2019 conference, which is taking place this July 4th through 7th in Chicago.
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0:40.6	liberation, and the socialist case for open borders. Speakers at Socialism 2019 include
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1:14.6	Socialism 2019 conference is organized by Haymarket Books and Jacobin and is endorsed by the Democratic Socialists of America. Visit socialism
1:21.6	conference.org to register today. That's socialismconference.org. And make sure to register before May 31st for the early bird discount rate.
1:43.9	Welcome to The Dig, a podcast from Jacobin Magazine.
1:47.4	My name is Daniel Denver, and I'm broadcasting from Providence, Rhode Island.
1:54.0	This is the second and final installment in our series on slavery and capitalism, which was
1:59.8	recorded live at the Digg' recent Slavery's
2:02.6	Hinterlands Symposium. Last episode, we heard about indigenous enslavement from Linford Fisher,
2:09.3	slavery in the North from Christy Clark Pujara and Joanne Mellish, and Sexual Labor
2:15.2	Under Slavery, from Emily Owens.
2:22.3	Today, we're starting off with an interview with historian Seth Rockman on the big picture of how slavery and capitalism shaped the entirety of the United States
2:28.2	as we have come to know it.
2:30.2	Slavery in the American South was not an obstacle to capitalist development.
2:35.2	Rather, it was at the core of American capitalism and empire.
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