Oliver Cox, applying a class perspective on racial inequality, has suggested that African Americans were enslaved because _______________.

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According to Oliver Cox's class perspective on racial inequality, African Americans were enslaved because they were the cheapest and best workers that plantation and mine owners could find for heavy labor. The economic conditions of the time favored using enslaved labor for maximizing profit, and African Americans were seen as easy targets for exploitation due to their lack of economic power and social status.

Oliver Cox, Applying a Class Perspective on Racial Inequality, Has