- 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
- Slavery - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Black slaves in Cuba being tortured during the 19th century Slavery is when a person is treated as the property of another person This person is usually called a slave, and the owner is called a slavemaster
- Slavery | Definition, History, Facts | Britannica
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
- U. S. Slavery: Timeline, Figures Abolition | HISTORY
Many consider a significant starting point to slavery in America to be 1619, when the privateer The White Lion brought 20 enslaved Africans ashore in the British colony of Jamestown, Virginia
- A Brief History of Slavery That You Didnt Learn in School
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
- Timeline of abolition of slavery and serfdom - Wikipedia
The abolition of slavery occurred at different times in different countries It frequently occurred sequentially in more than one stage – for example, as abolition of the trade in slaves in a specific country, and then as abolition of slavery throughout empires Each step was usually the result of a separate law or action
- Slavery in America - Timeline - Jim Crow Museum
By the mid-19th century, America's westward expansion, along with a growing anti-slavery movement in the North, provoked a national debate over slavery that helped precipitate the American Civil War (1861-65)
- Slavery in the United States - Simple English Wikipedia, the free . . .
Slavery existed in the United States of America in the 18th and 19th centuries Slavery existed in British America from early colonial days Slavery was legal in all Thirteen Colonies at the time of the Declaration of Independence in 1776 It lasted in about half the states until 1865
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