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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.
- The International Slave Trade
Slavery - Transatlantic, Abolition, Trafficking: Organized...
- Master-slave Legal Relationships
Slavery - Master-Slave, Legal, Relationships: The...
- Ways of Ending Slavery
Slavery - Abolition, Resistance, Emancipation: Slavery came...
- Family and Property
Slavery - Family, Property, Ownership: A major issue was...
- Agriculture
Slavery - Plantation, Labor, Coercion: Large numbers of...
- Slave Culture
Slavery - African Heritage, Resistance, Legacy: The...
- Historical Survey
Slavery - African, Colonial, Abolition: The origins of...
- The Law of Slavery
Slavery - Legal, Social, Economic: By definition slavery...
- The International Slave Trade
Slavery in America was the legal institution of enslaving human beings, mainly Africans and African Americans. Slavery existed in the United States from its founding in 1776 and became the main...
The history of slavery spans many cultures, nationalities, and religions from ancient times to the present day. Likewise, its victims have come from many different ethnicities and religious groups. The social, economic, and legal positions of slaves have differed vastly in different systems of slavery in different times and places.
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.
By 1820, nearly four Africans for every one European had crossed the Atlantic; about four out of every five women who crossed the Atlantic were from Africa. The majority of enslaved Africans brought to British North America arrived between 1720 and 1780.
Slave trade, the capturing, selling, and buying of enslaved persons. Slavery has existed throughout the world since ancient times, and trading in slaves has been equally universal. The practice of slavery continued in many countries (illegally) into the 21st century.
Four hundred years after enslaved Africans were first brought to Virginia, most Americans still don’t know the full story of slavery.
