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The History of Socialism in the 17th Century
In 1854, George Fitzhugh argued that slavery is the very best form of socialism. Historian: Pro-slavery thought is really the first form of anti-capitalist thinking in the world. He says historians tend to play down the importance of figures like John C. Calhoun or Governor Hammond of South Carolina who wrote these books.