Slavery and capitalism. (3rd July 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Stelzner, Mark
• Is Part Of: Labor history. Volume 61:Number 3/4(2020)
• Page Start: 335
• Page End: 347
• Publication Date: 2020-07-03
• Subjects: Slavery -- capitalism -- industrialization -- new history of capitalism; Labor -- United States -- History -- Periodicals; Labor movement -- United States -- Periodicals; Labor unions -- United States -- History -- Periodicals; Travail -- États-Unis -- Histoire -- Périodiques; Mouvement ouvrier -- États-Unis -- Périodiques; Syndicats -- États-Unis -- Histoire -- Périodiques; 331.0973
• DOI: 10.1080/0023656X.2020.1761309
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0023-656X

Abstract

ABSTRACT: In this paper, I look at the relationship between slavery and capitalism through exploring the counterfactual of industrialization without slavery in the United States and by analyzing the deeper connection between slavery and capitalism. As we will see, slavery, and war capitalism more generally, played an important role in industrialization, and slavery and capitalism share an underlying connection that if obscured can facilitate higher levels of exploitation under capitalism at present.