The Conversation U.S.Apr 6

The whaling industry was an unexpected player in the fight against #slavery.

How whale oil and spermaceti contributed to abolition:
https://theconversation.com/abolition-wasnt-fueled-by-just-moral-or-economic-concerns-the-booming-whaling-industry-also-helped-sink-slavery-250980

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Abolition wasn’t fueled by just moral or economic concerns – the booming whaling industry also helped sink slavery

New research shows that when the whaling industry in the US produced more products, the proportion of slaves also declined in the 1700s and 1800s.

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"#Whaling was also one of the few industries where #BlackAmericans, both free and formerly #enslaved, could make money and become wealthy. Individuals of all backgrounds could rise through the whaling industry ranks based on skill rather than birth."

I'm happy to give three cheers to #MobyDick's #Daggoo, #Tashtego and #Queequeg.

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