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The Stolen Wealth of Slavery A Case for
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The Stolen Wealth of Slavery A Case for
Reparations
Sinopsis
Publishers Weekly8217s8220To 108221Spring
2024Amazon's Best History Book of the Month for
February 2024This groundbreaking book tracks the
massive wealth amassed from slavery from
pre-Civil War to today, showing how our modern
economy was built on the backs of enslaved Black
people8212an lays out a clear argument for
reparations that shows exactly what was stolen,
who stole it, and to whom it is owed. nbspIn
this timely, powerful, investigative
history,nbspTheStolen Wealth of Slavery, Emmy
Award-nominated journalistnbspDavdnbspMonero
follows the trail of the massive wealth amassed
by Northern corporations throughout
America8217shistory of enslavement. It has long
been maintained by many that the North
wasn8217tcomplicit in the horrors of slavery.
The truth, however, is that large Northern
banks8212inluding well-known institutions like
Citibank, Bank of New York, and Bank of
America8212wee critical to the financing of
slavery that they saw their fortunes rise
dramatically from their involvement in the
business of enslavement nbspandthat white
business leaders and their surrounding
communities created enormous wealth from the
enslavement and abuse of Black bodies.The Stolen
Wealth of Slaverynbspgraples with facts that
will be a revelation to many Most white
Southern enslavers were not rich8212may were
barely making ends meet8212wih Northern
businesses benefitting the most from
bondage-based profits. And some of the
very Northerners who would be considered
pro-Union during the Civil War were in fact anti-
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abolition, seeing the institution of slavery as
being in their best financial interests, and
only supporting the Union once they realized
doing so would be good for business. It is a myth
that the wealth generated from slavery vanished
after the war. Rather, it helped finance the
industrialization of the country, and became
part of the bedrock of the growth of modern
corporations, helping to transform America into
a global economic behemoth. nbspnbspnbspnbspnbs
pnbspnbspnbspnbsp In this remarkable book,
Montero elegantly and meticulously details
rampant Northern investment in slavery. He
showcases exactly what was stolen, who stole it,
and to whom it is owed, calling for corporate
reparations as he details contemporary movements
to hold companies accountable for past
atrocities.
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Publishers Weekly8217s8220To 108221Spring
2024Amazon's Best
History Book of
the Month for February 2024This groundbreaking
book tracks the massive wealth amassed
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from slavery from pre-Civil War to today, showing
how our modern economy was built on the backs of
enslaved Black people8212an lays out a clear
argument for reparations that shows exactly what
was stolen, who stole it, and to whom it is owed.
nbspIn this timely, powerful, investigative
history,nbspTheStolen Wealth of Slavery, Emmy
Award-nominated journalistnbspDavdnbspMonero
follows the trail of the massive wealth amassed
by Northern corporations throughout
America8217shistory of enslavement. It has long
been maintained by many that the North
wasn8217tcomplicit in the horrors of slavery.
The truth, however, is that large Northern
banks8212inluding well-known institutions like
Citibank, Bank of New York, and Bank of
America8212wee critical to the financing of
slavery that they saw their fortunes rise
dramatically from their involvement in the
business of enslavement nbspandthat white
business leaders and their surrounding
communities created enormous wealth from the
enslavement and abuse of Black bodies.The Stolen
Wealth of Slaverynbspgraples with facts that
will be a revelation to many Most white
Southern enslavers were not rich8212may were
barely making ends meet8212wih Northern
businesses benefitting the most from
bondage-based profits. And some of the very
Northerners who would be considered pro-Union
during the Civil War were in fact anti-
abolition, seeing the institution of slavery as
being in their best financial interests, and only
supporting the Union once they realized doing so
would be good for business. It is a myth that
the wealth generated from slavery vanished after
the war. Rather, it helped finance the
industrialization of the country, and became
part of the bedrock of the growth of modern
corporations, helping to transform America into
a global economic behemoth. nbspnbspnbspnbspnbs
pnbspnbspnbspnbsp In this remarkable book,
Montero elegantly and meticulously details
rampant Northern investment in slavery. He
showcases
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exactly what was stolen, who stole it, and to
whom it is owed, calling for corporate reparations
as he details contemporary movements to hold
companies accountable for past atrocities.