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debra391
between 1530 and 1780 there were almost certainly 1 million and quite possibly as many as 1.25 million white, European Christians enslaved by the Muslims of the Barbary Coast. https://news.osu.edu/when-europeans-were-slaves--research-suggests-white-slavery-was-much-more-common-than-previously-believ... View More
Research Suggests White Slavery Was Much More Common
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BradleyPutvin
White slavery was called "Indentured Servants." Exact same contract used on all future slaves in the U.S.

AmericanPride
Did not know that!!

WaldoJPeabody
Point of Order-Indentured servitude was different than chattel slavery. Generally, it was a contract for labor in exchange for passage, the term lasting for perhaps 7 years at the end of which the indentured servant's obligations were discharged and he was given a set of clothing and a small amount... View More