In fact, slaves looked so similar to Roman citizens that the Senate once considered a plan to make them wear special clothing so that they could be identified at a glance. The idea was rejected ...

At the same time, the textile industry in Great Britain was exploding, creating enormous international demand for cotton clothing ... a global economic machine. Slavery was its fuel.

S. geography and history from the earliest days of the American Industrial Revolution up to the Civil War, they relate convincingly and accurately what the journey from cotton plant to Northern ...