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Slavery is the condition in which one human being is owned by another. Under slavery, an enslaved person is considered by law as property, or chattel, and is deprived of most of the rights ordinarily held by free persons. Learn more about the history, legality, and sociology of slavery in this article.
Slavery was much more complicated than we think, and contrary to what most people believe, it was not all about blacks. Whites were also kept as slaves. Nevertheless, slavers did all they could to justify the practice, including creating a dedicated Slave Bible.
A circulating list of nine historical "facts" about slavery accurately details the participation of non-whites in slave ownership and trade in America.
The slave trade provided political power, social standing and wealth for the church, European nation-states, New World colonies and individuals. This portrait by John Greenwood connects slavery...
Slavery in America was the legal institution of enslaving human beings, mainly Africans and African Americans.
Though Congress outlawed the African slave trade in 1808, domestic slave trade flourished, and the enslaved population in the US nearly tripled over the next fifty years. The domestic trade continued into the 1860s and displaced approximately 1.2 million men, women, and children, the vast majority of whom were born in America.
Here are nine lesser-known facts about slave trade: 1. The Atlantic slave trade was the largest oceanic forced migration in history. Humans have a long history of slave trading,...
CNN — As protesters across the United States continue calling for an end to police brutality and racial injustice, organizations are coming to terms with their racist histories. Throughout the...
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.
From inventing dry-cleaning to sugar refining to the first steamboat propeller, African Americans have been active contributors to the economic, political, and social legacies of the United States. Much of U.S. history, however, is contextualized by the system of slavery that was imposed on African Americans for 250 years—and how those born ...