Jeremy D. Popkin, historian: 'Debates on slavery began decades before the French Revolution'
- Posted on May 20, 2026
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Jeremy D. Popkin, historian: 'Debates on slavery began decades before the French Revolution'
OP-ED. The American scholar traces the legal and intellectual history of abolitionism in France, showing how the question of slavery influenced the trajectories of many leading figures of the revolutionary movement.