The widespread phenomenon of successful slave revolts and abolition of slavery in history is often attributed only to European or Western abolition movements, yet there is strong evidence of multiple prior abolitions of slavery in non-European contexts that receive minimal historical recognition.
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David WengrowEvidence Quote
“perhaps it was abolished numerous times many times in history yeah I mean I think this is just sort of classic eurocentrism you know the idea that yeah maybe these things were happening elsewhere but they don't really happen until they happen in a European context”
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Everything We Think We Know About Early Human History is Wrong | David Wengrow on Downstream— Novara MediaCreated: 8/12/2026, 6:30:32 PM
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