Overview
Read the entire essay by Matthew Desmond that is assigned https://archive.ph/Rt1Eb
Write a two page essay to address the following questions as completely as you can:
How was slavery crucial to the development of capitalism in the United States? Explain this as best you can in your own words (18 point)
Describe at least two ways the author connects labor practices under slavery to features of U.S. capitalism today (18 points).
Share your reactions to this piece and why. For example, what, if anything, surprised you? What does the article suggest about our current employment relations system?