ABSTRACT
Edward Rutledge, a representative from South Carolina, sings about the slave trade. He and his other southern colleagues do not want a clause about it included in the Declaration of Independence, and tell the northern representatives that their prosperity is a result of the slave trade as well. As Robert Morris University economist Brian O’Roark noted: “It is fairly safe to say that [“Molasses to Rum”] is the only song ever written about the triangle trade.” 1 The Triangle Trade could refer to a trade between any three regions; however, in practice it usually refers to the slave trade.
