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Slavery - Wikipedia Slavery is the ownership of a person as property, especially in regards to their labour [1] Slavery typically involves compulsory work, with the slave's location of work and residence dictated by the party that holds them in bondage
Slave trade | Definition, History, Facts | Britannica Slave trade, the capturing, selling, and buying of enslaved persons Slavery has existed throughout the world since ancient times, and trading in slaves has been equally universal The practice of slavery continued in many countries (illegally) into the 21st century
slavery | Wex | US Law | LII Legal Information Institute Throughout history, some forms of slavery existed as punishment for committing crimes or to pay off debts In the United States, individuals were forced into slavery, born into slavery, and were slaves for life based on their race Slaves were recognized as property or objects of the slave owners
Historiography of slavery in the United States - Wikipedia In the late nineteenth century, the historiography of slavery in the United States was deeply shaped by prevailing racial ideologies and the broader political context of Reconstruction and its aftermath Historians writing during this era, many of whom were white Southerners or sympathetic to Southern perspectives, tended to romanticize the antebellum South and portray slavery as a benign [2
A Brief History of Slavery in the United States The invention of the cotton gin brought about a robust internal slave trade As the lower South became more established in cotton production the region required more slave labor, which they received from upper South slaveowners looking to offload their surplus of slaves
Slavery | Definition, History, Facts | Britannica In a slave society, slaves composed a significant portion (at least 20–30 percent) of the total population, and much of that society’s energies were mobilized toward getting and keeping slaves