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Imagine, human beings torn from their families and home, brutally dragged halfway across the world, used as human currency, the price of the West's growing addiction. There's one word that can explain
why slaves were so necessary to the colonies in the 18th century,
and that word is sugar, which goes from being
a luxury to a perceived necessity to European diets and palates
why slaves were so necessary to the colonies in the 18th century,
and that word is sugar, which goes from being
a luxury to a perceived necessity to European diets and palates
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Imagine, human beings
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torn from their families and home,
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brutally dragged halfway across the world,
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used as human currency,
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the price of the West's growing addiction.
00:00:15.032 --> 00:00:19.012
There's one word that can explain
why slaves were so necessary
00:00:19.002 --> 00:00:22.016
to the colonies in the 18th century,
and that word is sugar,
00:00:23.056 --> 00:00:27.056
which goes from being
a luxury to a perceived necessity
00:00:27.064 --> 00:00:30.006
to European diets and palates.
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Movie Summary
The real-life pirates of the Caribbean violently plunder, stealing and form a surprisingly egalitarian republic in this documentary series.
