In the section “ All Men Are Equal: France” of the book Sugar Changed the World by Marc Aronson and Marina Budhos, the authors compares the arguments made between human rights versus property rights of African slaves. As there was no form of Parliament or Congress, the people of France demanded to be heard. Which lead to the National Assembly to issue the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen. Not only did the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen state that, “men are born and remain free and equal in rights,” but also stated, “ property is an inviolable and sacred right.” After this the debate arose on human rights versus property rights and led to the discussion upon what slaves were, equals or property. As France’s
