minus-squareweew@lemmy.catoWorld News@lemmy.world•Isaac Newton’s wealth ‘intimately connected’ with slavery, author sayslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days agoSlavery was commonplace and normal several hundred years ago. It’s actually more surprising that Newton is only “connected” to slavery instead of owning a few slaves personally. linkfedilink
Slavery was commonplace and normal several hundred years ago.
It’s actually more surprising that Newton is only “connected” to slavery instead of owning a few slaves personally.