Not All Systems of Slavery Were Like the One Seen

question 63

Essay

Not all systems of slavery were like the one seen in the United States.In some countries,slaves were not kidnapped from a distant country,and slaves and owners had the same racial and ethnic backgrounds.Discuss how this type of slavery worked and how slaves were selected from within a society.

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