The commonality of the slave trade

The Prevalence of the Slave Trade in Ancient America

The prevalence of the slave trade in ancient America cannot be explained by a single type of dynamics, as these dynamics all greatly favored the Americans based on their situation. Based on their tactical planning for battles and their ability to maintain control over the recommended routes, European merchants were also well prepared for the transportation and capture of slaves. David Baron Davis analyzes the rationales that led Europeans to approve of black enslavement as opposed to continuing to use cheap white labor. The author furthermore, points out the conditions that facilitated for progression of Europeans allowing them to concur more African nations as well as direct a heightened number of trade paths. This literature sheds light on the arguments presented by Davis on the advancement of Europeans and the switch from slaves from their demographic to slaves from African-based areas.

Race and the Drawing of Slave Boundaries

One of the core presentation of Davis is that race was not highly factored in regarding the drawing of slave boundaries, but they were purely crafted on resource availability and tagging. Sought after by the affluent individuals, were desolate whites who eagerly acknowledged their position and availed themselves for drudgery in the prosperous farms where cotton production and crafting of goods was undertaken. With the realization of the existence of canals by Europeans, the movement was alleviated and Africans were seen as the option to the rising cost of white labor. Based on their inability to form self-defenses, the blacks found themselves under European control and sold to farms for escalated production; in fact, Davis notes the propagation of progression in Western Europe was founded on the existence of the black slaves.

The Mandate of Broadcasting Christian Values

The mandate to broadcast Christian values, highly taken up by Europeans facilitated for the extensive travel of this lot with intents of propagating new medical undertakings and the spread of insights. The benefits dispensed by Europeans escalated the build-up of trust from blacks but the merchants endorsed the opportunity to take advantage of this vulnerability to exercise dominion over the Africans. Slowly each clique of Europeans expanded with the use of black slavery, and the constant competitive action of colonies fueled the ferrying of more slaves and the instantaneous expansion of trade and wealth. In eventuality, the intensified revolt of blacks induced the concern of United Nations who countered slavery citing it as an inhumane practice. Use of colonies as a means of wealth preservation and competitive practice played a salient role in the expansion of European slave trade and the trade-off of white slaves for cheaper and readily available Africans (Davis).

The Haitian Revolution and Its Impact

Kaisary notes that hope of slaves lay minimal as they did not envision any means through which a revolt would occur and set them free considering the racial divides that had been formulated (5). While there exist several influences that propagated the abolitionism, Haitian revolution stands out as a core pillar in the ignition of human rights observation and preservation. Haiti’s slave revolts saw the formulation of conventions that are not confined to European or American demographics but commissioned in all nations for cohesive purposes. It is salient to take note of the exclusion of the liberation gospel as a part of values disseminated by white missionaries as their role in the proliferation of African states in slave acquisition is questionable (Kaisary, 7). Hence, it is notable that Haitian revolt which culminated in the establishment of global rights observance is a milestone in both slave abolishment as well as depression of black demographic colonialism.

Works Cited

Davis, David Brion. Slavery and Human Progress. 1st ed. Bridgewater, NJ: Replica Books, 2000. Print.

Kaisary, Philip. “The Haitian Revolution: Liberalism or Radical Universalism?”. Liberalism, Monarchy, And Empire: Ambiguous Relationships Institute for The Study of the Americas Workshop, vol 1, 2012, http://sas-space.sas.ac.uk/4143/1/LIA,_Haitian_Revolution,_Kaisary,_10.02.12.pdf.