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Slavery and war are tightly connected – but we had no idea just how much until we crunched the data

  • Written by Monti Datta, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Richmond
Slavery and war are tightly connected – but we had no idea just how much until we crunched the dataUgandans watch the start of the International Criminal Court trial of former child soldier-turned-warlord Dominic Ongwen.Isaac Kasamani/AFP via Getty Images

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