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Plantation Capitalism Expands Across America - DANIEL ROOD
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1877
Plantation Capitalism Expands Across America
Daniel Rood, author of In the Shadow of the Great House: A History of the Plantation in America, Part One: Rood traces the origin and evolution of plantation capitalism, beginning with 17th-century sugar production in Barbados and moving to Carolina rice plantations. He demonstrates how wealthy planters combined capital, manufacturing, and brutal labor exploitation to generate massive profit margins on cash crops. The discussion highlights early legal codes linking race to permanent enslavement, the strategic use of enslaved labor during the American Revolution, and persistent economic violence extending into California cotton fields. (1)
Plantation Capitalism Expands Across America
Daniel Rood, author of In the Shadow of the Great House: A History of the Plantation in America, Part One: Rood traces the origin and evolution of plantation capitalism, beginning with 17th-century sugar production in Barbados and moving to Carolina rice plantations. He demonstrates how wealthy planters combined capital, manufacturing, and brutal labor exploitation to generate massive profit margins on cash crops. The discussion highlights early legal codes linking race to permanent enslavement, the strategic use of enslaved labor during the American Revolution, and persistent economic violence extending into California cotton fields. (1)