Scenarios about 'abolition'
The movement to end slavery and the slave trade, particularly prominent in the 18th and 19th centuries across Western societies. Abolitionists employed moral, religious, economic, and political arguments against human bondage, leading to legal emancipation at different times across various nations. In alternate history scenarios, different timelines of abolition significantly impact demographic patterns, economic development, and geopolitical power dynamics throughout the Americas and beyond.
What If Slavery Was Abolished Earlier in the Americas?
Exploring how world history would have unfolded if the transatlantic slave trade and slavery had been abolished in the 18th century rather than the 19th, fundamentally altering the development of the Americas and global economic systems.