Dr. Gerald Horne recently published The Capital of Slavery: Washington, D.C., 1800-1865. The book’s title represents how Washington, D.C., was the capital of a country whose political-economic system was based on the enslavement of Africans. Slavery wasn’t the sideshow; it was the main event, and it was foundational to the capitalist system of the United … Continue reading Essential lessons from the book ‘The Capital of Slavery’