Talk:Gabriel Manigault (merchant)

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problem with "occupation: slave holder"[edit]

"Gabriel Manigault (merchant)" is the article's title

His occupation is listed as "slave holder"

that doesn't actually seem like an occupation

in the same way that "land owner" is not really an occupation

landlord might be an occupation, but not land owner

the title of the article indicates that his main importance was that he was a merchant

the article may imply that he invested in slaves independently from rice plantations

perhaps as a merchant he traded in slaves

Maybe that, along with his activities in government, business and revolution could help to determine an actual occupation (or series of them) for this person

since "merchant" alone may not be sufficient

and he seems to have had a significant involvement in slavery — Preceding unsigned comment added by 211.217.40.142 (talk) 14:10, 12 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]