“Colonialism: A Moral Reckoning” by Nigel Biggar—A Book Analysis (Part 3: Should we speak of ‘colonialism and slavery’ in the same breath, as if they were the same thing?)
Chapter 2: From Slavery to Anti-Slavery—Summary and ReactionBiggar begins Chapter 2 by pushing back against the current narrative put forth by the likes of the “Rhodes Must Fall” and “Black Lives Matter” movements regarding colonialism and slavery—namely that colonialism and slavery are inseparable and that white supremacy was at the root of it all. Biggar…