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The Hidden Cost of British Tea and Sugar
We often associate the Atlantic slave trade with cotton or tobacco, but the sweet tooth of the British Empire was built on a foundation of human suffering. In this episode, we explore how the rise of sugar plantations in the Caribbean, particularly in Barbados and Saint-Domingue, transformed global consumption patterns and entrenched slavery as an economic necessity. We dive into the life of Mary Prince, whose testimony exposed the brutal reality behind the refined sugar cubes on English tables, and examine the role of the West India Committee in protecting these profitable interests. From…
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