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Composed of personal accounts from an intensely consequential section in history, the transatlantic slave trade, The Great Stain requires listeners from the depths of battling to the levels of individual dignity. There have been numerous books about the why, when, and where of slavery in the us, but there is a dearth of material exposing what slavery was actually like. In The Great Stain, researcher Noel Rae frames firsthand accounts from former slaves, slave owners, and even African slavers. Rae exposes the business and culture of slavery, not only from an economical or moral standpoint but also through multitudinous perspectives within it: a lady is beaten after being accused of stealing a bit of candy, a slave ship's medical expert recounts brutal treatment and squalid conditions, an Englishman visiting Haiti observes as violent uprisings use. Numerous viewpoints ensure that no historical blind spot will leave the picture of an era incomplete. The Great Stain weaves a tapestry of good and bad, of greed and kindness, and of a civilization as it grows, evolves, and continues to move toward the near future. More than that, the listener will come across the complex economical underpinning of a whole society predicated on the exploitation of the least expensive labor.
