The concepts of freedom, liberty, and equality were developed by enslaved people and women, not the elite

[Purplecat]

Horne again?

Here’s my comment from last time:

The long arc of counter-revolution to fascism, according to historian Gerald Horne

Casting the British Empire as a force against Slavery in the 1770s seems to be an overly generous assessment. The abolition movement was confined to a tiny fringe of activists until well after the revolution was under way, with the first organised abolition group starting in 1785. In addition, abolition in the British colonies was a slow, drawn-out affair, that catered excessively to the needs of the plantation aristocracy who held huge clout in Parliament, and who were able to wring huge compe…