May 11, 2018 · Slavery is the unconditional servitude of one individual to another. A slave is usually acquired by purchase and legally described as chattel or a tangible form of movable …

Slavery and RaceDEFINITIONS OF SLAVERYSLAVERY AS A GLOBAL PHENOMENONTHE TRANSATLANTIC SLAVE TRADE AND THE RACIALIZATION OF SLAVERYSLAVERY AND …

Slavery and the Economy: An Overview Forced labor was an essential component of the Southern economy from the time Europeans first settled the American South in significant …

ABOLITION OF SLAVERY IN THE NORTH The American Revolution is regarded as the precipitating factor in the abolition of northern slavery. However, more than a century of …

Proslavery Arguments: An OverviewIn the decades leading up to the Civil War, sectional tensions between North and South manifested themselves in both popular and political discourse. …

The Economic Impact of Slavery in the SouthWith its mild climate and fertile soil, the South became an agrarian society, where tobacco, rice, sugar, cotton, wheat, and hemp undergirded …

One of the most valuable weapons that the abolitionist movement used in its war against slavery was the so-called " Underground Railroad." This was the name given to a secret network of …

Slavery and Abolition, Middle EastThe history of enslavement and abolition in the Middle East after 1450 is in fact mainly a chapter in the history of the Ottoman Empire. Source for …

The Debate over Slavery in the United States ADAPTED FROM ESSAYS BY LAURA MITCHELL, UNIVERSITY OFCALIFORNIA, AND JONATHAN HOLLOWAY, YALE UNIVERSITY Source …

Antislavery Arguments: An OverviewDuring North American slavery from the seventeenth to nineteenth centuries, there were those who challenged the system for a variety of reasons. …