The Slave Trade, Domestic and Foreign

The Slave Trade, Domestic and Foreign is a major nineteenth-century economic and political analysis by Henry Charles Carey examining the systems that sustained slavery in the United States and the global trade networks connected to it. Written during a period of intense national debate, the book approaches slavery through the lens of political economy rather than moral rhetoric alone. Carey critiques both domestic slave trading within the United States and the international forces that perpetuated human exploitation. He argues that economic dependency, unequal development, and colonial trade systems reinforced slavery and hindered social progress. By analyzing labor, capital, and economic policy, Carey presents slavery as a structural problem embedded within global economic arrangements. As a historical work, The Slave Trade, Domestic and Foreign offers valuable insight into how economic theory was used to understand and challenge slavery in the nineteenth century. Preserved as a public domain text, it remains essential reading for scholars of American history, slavery studies, and the economic foundations of social injustice.