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Role of the United States in the cultural change
[[Thomas Sowell]] wrote:
[[Thomas Sowell]] wrote:
{{cquote|While slavery was common to all civilizations, as well as to peoples considered uncivilized, only one civilization developed a moral revulsion against it, very late in hits history…not even the leading moralists in other civilizations rejected slavery at all…. Moreover, within [[Western civilization]], the principle impetus for the abolition of slavery came first from very [[conservative]] religious activists – people who would today be called ‘the religious right.’…this story is not ‘[[politically correct]]’ in today’s terms. Hence it is ignored, as if it never happened.”<ref>Sowell, Thomas (2005) The real history of slavery. In Black Rednecks and White Liberals. San Francisco, CA: Encounter Books</ref>}}
{{cquote|While slavery was common to all civilizations, as well as to peoples considered uncivilized, only one civilization developed a moral revulsion against it, very late in its history…not even the leading moralists in other civilizations rejected slavery at all…. Moreover, within [[Western civilization]], the principle impetus for the abolition of slavery came first from very [[conservative]] religious activists – people who would today be called ‘the religious right.’…this story is not ‘[[politically correct]]’ in today’s terms. Hence it is ignored, as if it never happened.”<ref>Sowell, Thomas (2005) The real history of slavery. In Black Rednecks and White Liberals. San Francisco, CA: Encounter Books</ref>}}
==U.S.==
==U.S.==
The [[American Revolution]] was a pivotal moment in establishing a permanent and lasting place within the [[British Empire]]. During the 16th through 18th centuries, European colonial powers practiced a cold [[Mercentalism]], an economic system which only focused on generating the greatest amount of trade that could be amassed, particularly how much could be raised for the benefit of the government or "mother-country". But the rise of the United States gave the world its first voice of Liberty:<ref>[https://archives.history.ac.uk/history-in-focus/Slavery/articles/walvin.html Abolishing the slave trade]</ref>
<blockquote>The major turning point however was the break-away of the American colonies in 1776–1783. The ideology of that revolution established a universal vernacular of equality which could not simply be limited to white people (its impact on slavery in North America took a different trajectory, however). That war also left the British with thousands of 'loyalist' ex-slaves on their hands; people who had accepted the British offer of freedom in return for joining the (losing) British side.</blockquote>
===Politics===
===Politics===
In American politics, "abolition" was only a small part of the much larger '''Anti-Slavery''' movement. The latter included the [[Free Soil Party]] of 1848 and, especially, the [[Republican Party]], founded in 1854. Abolitionists demanded the ''immediate'' abolition of slavery regardless of consequences. Republicans rejected that idea until 1862; their goal was to kill slavery eventually by preventing it from expanding. That is, the Republicans had a "containment" policy (much like the one in the [[Cold War]] against the Soviet Union). The idea was that slavery had to expand to survive. There was bad blood between abolitionists (who denounced the Republicans as soft on slavery), and the Republicans (who denounced the abolitionists as dangerous radicals). Democrats north and south repeatedly denounced the Republican Party, falsely, as the party of abolition. Abolitionists also rejected the idea of buying the slaves and freeing them, saying that would reward the slave owners for their sins.
In American politics, "abolition" was only a small part of the much larger '''Anti-Slavery''' movement. The latter included the [[Free Soil Party]] of 1848 and, especially, the [[Republican Party]], founded in 1854. Abolitionists demanded the ''immediate'' abolition of slavery regardless of consequences. Republicans rejected that idea until 1862; their goal was to kill slavery eventually by preventing it from expanding. That is, the Republicans had a "containment" policy (much like the one in the [[Cold War]] against the Soviet Union). The idea was that slavery had to expand to survive. There was bad blood between abolitionists (who denounced the Republicans as soft on slavery), and the Republicans (who denounced the abolitionists as dangerous radicals). Democrats north and south repeatedly denounced the Republican Party, falsely, as the party of abolition. Abolitionists also rejected the idea of buying the slaves and freeing them, saying that would reward the slave owners for their sins.