Even under chattel slavery, inequality was still pervasive. Carpenters,&nbsp;sugar boilers,&nbsp;blacksmiths, cabinetmakers, and rum distillers constituted an elite core of slaves.

Original Article: <a href="https://mises.org/wire/hail-speculators-they-take-necessary-economic-risks-our-economy" target="_blank">"</a><a href="https://mises.org/wire/even-slave-economies-division-labor-was-inescapable" target="_blank">Even in Slave Economies, the Division of Labor Was Inescapable"</a>

Even under chattel slavery, inequality was still pervasive. Carpenters, sugar boilers, blacksmiths, cabinetmakers, and rum distillers constituted an elite core of slaves. Original Article: "Even in Slave Economies, the Division of Labor Was Inescapable"{ai:summary}<p>In the midst of chattel slavery, a group of skilled slaves emerged as an elite core, comprising carpenters, sugar boilers, blacksmiths, cabinetmakers, and rum distillers. Despite the oppressive system, inequality persisted even within slave economies. #history</p>

Even in Slave Economies, the Division of Labor Was Inescapable

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