PugJesus@piefed.socialM to History Memes@piefed.socialEnglish · 6 months agoWaow mistreatment of an underclass has never led to anything bad evermedia.piefed.socialimagemessage-square11linkfedilinkarrow-up1173arrow-down12
arrow-up1171arrow-down1imageWaow mistreatment of an underclass has never led to anything bad evermedia.piefed.socialPugJesus@piefed.socialM to History Memes@piefed.socialEnglish · 6 months agomessage-square11linkfedilink
minus-squareTheTechnician27linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·edit-26 months agoFun fact: by the early 1800s in the US, some pro-slavery politicians sought the end of the Transatlantic Slave Trade for fear of exactly this. This sometimes brought politicians who were against the Trade because of, like… ethics? into temporary, uneasy alliance with staunchly pro-slavery ones. The US banned it domestically by 1808, but the SCOTUS still heard cases about its legality under international law.
Fun fact: by the early 1800s in the US, some pro-slavery politicians sought the end of the Transatlantic Slave Trade for fear of exactly this. This sometimes brought politicians who were against the Trade because of, like… ethics? into temporary, uneasy alliance with staunchly pro-slavery ones. The US banned it domestically by 1808, but the SCOTUS still heard cases about its legality under international law.