That Unexpected Margin of Capital
Winston Churchill and the West Indies
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4223893 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Peter Hulme (University of Essex U.K. Colchester, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Pages | 1-6 |
| Publication date | 2023-07-21 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | New West Indian Guide / Nieuwe West-Indische Gids (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1382-2373 • E-ISSN: 2213-4360 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1163/22134360-00000052 |
| OpenAlex | W4385068012, W4386982117 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 4 |
For many years, a weapon in the armory of those advocating for Eric Williams's thesis that the profits from slavery helped finance the Industrial Revolution in Britain has been a speech made by Winston Churchill making that very point. Williams himself referred to the speech in 1942, as did George Padmore in 1953, but neither provided chapter and verse. Subsequently, a whole raft of commentators has followed suit, but always only via a reference to Williams or Padmore. This research note provides the original date and context for Churchill's words
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| Highly cited | No |
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