Thoughts on Slavery and Cheap Sugar

In "Thoughts on Slavery and Cheap Sugar," J. Ewing Ritchie articulates a compelling critique of the sociopolitical and moral implications of slavery within the era of burgeoning sugar production in the 19th century. Written in a stark, persuasive style characteristic of the abolitionist rhetoric of the time, Ritchie'Äôs work marries moral philosophy with economic analysis, probing into the ethical...