#145 – Christopher Brown on why slavery abolition wasn't inevitable

<p>In many ways, humanity seems to have become more humane and inclusive over time. While there’s still a lot of progress to be made, campaigns to give people of different genders, races, sexualities, ethnicities, beliefs, and abilities equal treatment and rights have had significant success.</p><p>It’s tempting to believe this was inevitable — that the arc of history “bends toward justice,” and that as humans get richer, we’ll make even more moral progress.</p><p>But today's guest Christopher Brown — a professor of history at Columbia University and specialist in the abolitionist movement and the British Empire...