There is a very brief and almost an noticeable sweet spot in the 18th century, when the British empire suddenly banned slavery (and the slave trade) and decided to try to enforce it for a little while throughout the Mediterranean and the entire Atlantic. It didn’t go well.
It’s an interesting little slice of history if you care to read about it.
And, wow, yes, I am defending the British empire a little bit, by the way am I NOT excusing their centuries of slave trade, including their heavy lifting during the founding of the European slave trade. I just find it also interesting that they were also one of the first to decide that slavery was no longer acceptable in the modern world. And they actually tried to stop it, Kinda.
I find this a little bit interesting
“Space Jam star…”
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