Posted on Aug 22, 2017
Articles: The Forgotten History of Britain's White Slaves in America
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The Muslim nations surrounding the Mediterranean Sea captured, sold and traded black and white slaves for centuries.
In 1807 Britain outlawed slavery which caused the south to redistribute existing black slaves.
Indentured servants were a fact of life throughout the civilized world in the middle ages through the enlightenment. Yes some indentured servants were treated horribly while others were treated closer to family and educated, etc.
Indentured servitude was either voluntary in exchange for passage to the new world for instance and alternately criminals including debtors could be sentenced to involuntary to indenture.
Sgt Kelli Mays
In 1807 Britain outlawed slavery which caused the south to redistribute existing black slaves.
Indentured servants were a fact of life throughout the civilized world in the middle ages through the enlightenment. Yes some indentured servants were treated horribly while others were treated closer to family and educated, etc.
Indentured servitude was either voluntary in exchange for passage to the new world for instance and alternately criminals including debtors could be sentenced to involuntary to indenture.
Sgt Kelli Mays
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...and the first blacks in America were freemen and women who came from Africa to teach southern colonials how to cultivate rice
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I still have issues calling someone on a term sentence a slave. They had legal standing and could sue in a court of law, furthermore their children were not property of the owners. Major differences between a slave and an indentured servant, which was voluntary or court ordered as opposed to sold.
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