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← The Catholic Church made its wealth from slavery.
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Read this korrent: The Catholic Church made its wealth from slavery.
The Catholic Church made its wealth from slavery.
Last stated 5 months ago
25 May 2026
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Ana Lucia Araujo — holds since 2026-05-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The American church has made itself the bulwark of slavery — tap to centre the map on it
The American church has made itself the bulwark of slavery
Last stated 174 years ago
5 Jul 1852
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Frederick Douglass — holds since 1852-07-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Slave labor is so cheap that greedy owners overlook the evils that will surely follow — tap to centre the map on it
Slave labor is so cheap that greedy owners overlook the evils that will surely follow
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David Walker — holds since c. 1829–1830 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Some people are slaves by nature, and enslaving them is just where it benefits them — tap to centre the map on it
Some people are slaves by nature, and enslaving them is just where it benefits them
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Aristotle — holds since c. 367–322 BCE — tap for who they are
Same subject: No Church dogma ever declared slavery immoral or a sin — tap to centre the map on it
No Church dogma ever declared slavery immoral or a sin
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Hilaire Belloc — holds since c. 1912 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Slavery was economically important to actually-existing capitalism in its early period, distinct from whether it was necessary for industrialization overall. — tap to centre the map on it
Slavery was economically important to actually-existing capitalism in its early period, distinct from whether it was necessary for industrialization overall.
Last stated 4 years ago
12 Oct 2022
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Davis Kedrosky — holds since 2022-10-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Trade with Africa would be an inexhaustible source of wealth for British manufacturing, and the slave trade stands in its way — tap to centre the map on it
Trade with Africa would be an inexhaustible source of wealth for British manufacturing, and the slave trade stands in its way
Last stated 238 years ago
24 Mar 1789
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Olaudah Equiano — holds since 1789-03-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The liberty the founders bequeathed is shared by free Americans, not by the slave — tap to centre the map on it
The liberty the founders bequeathed is shared by free Americans, not by the slave
Last stated 174 years ago
5 Jul 1852
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Frederick Douglass — holds since 1852-07-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Calling the slaveholding religion of this land Christianity is the boldest of frauds — tap to centre the map on it
Calling the slaveholding religion of this land Christianity is the boldest of frauds
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Frederick Douglass — holds since c. 1845 — tap for who they are
Same subject: 'Racism' and 'sexism' properly name systematic disadvantage, not merely prejudice against anyone. — tap to centre the map on it
'Racism' and 'sexism' properly name systematic disadvantage, not merely prejudice against anyone.
Last stated 13 years ago
25 May 2013
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Alom Shaha — holds since 2013-05-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Diversity" in practice means aiming for fewer white men in positions of authority. — tap to centre the map on it
"Diversity" in practice means aiming for fewer white men in positions of authority.
Last stated 7 years ago
19 Nov 2019
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Jordan Peterson — holds since 2019-11-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A ballot law unfair to either race injures whites more lastingly than Black citizens — tap to centre the map on it
A ballot law unfair to either race injures whites more lastingly than Black citizens
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Booker T. Washington — holds since c. 1899 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A white feminist does better to ask how they have benefited from being white than to resent the label — tap to centre the map on it
A white feminist does better to ask how they have benefited from being white than to resent the label
Last stated 9 years ago
31 Dec 2017
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Emma Watson — holds since 2017-12-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Academic prizes are decided by old white men nominating their old white male colleagues. — tap to centre the map on it
Academic prizes are decided by old white men nominating their old white male colleagues.
Last stated 2 years ago
10 Oct 2024
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Suzana Herculano-Houzel — holds since 2024-10-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Blaming racism alone for Black relationship problems hides the equal impact of sexism — tap to centre the map on it
Blaming racism alone for Black relationship problems hides the equal impact of sexism
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bell hooks — holds since c. 1981 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Hearing slave songs may convey slavery's horror to some better than volumes of philosophy — tap to centre the map on it
Hearing slave songs may convey slavery's horror to some better than volumes of philosophy
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Frederick Douglass — holds since c. 1845 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Once sympathy reaches the whole nation, only an artificial barrier keeps it from all races — tap to centre the map on it
Once sympathy reaches the whole nation, only an artificial barrier keeps it from all races
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Charles Darwin — holds since c. 1871–1874 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People with friends of other races should show up when injustice hits those friends’ communities — tap to centre the map on it
People with friends of other races should show up when injustice hits those friends’ communities
Last stated 7 years ago
22 Feb 2020
RI
Rihanna — holds since 2020-02-22 — tap for who they are
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