LIFE IN ANTEBELLUM AMERICA 1807 1861
SLAVERY IN AMERICA COTTON SLAVE TRADE AND THE SOUTHERN RESPONSE
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Forced slaves to march here from South America.
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Forced slaves to have families.
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Traded Russia guns in exchange for slave labor.
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Smuggled slaves over here from Afr
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Detailed explanation-1: -This remarkable growth was the result of two factors: (1) continued importation of new slaves from Africa and the Caribbean; and (2) natural population growth, especially among American-born slaves, who lived longer lives and bore more children than African-born slaves.
Detailed explanation-2: -After slavery, state governments across the South instituted laws known as Black Codes. These laws granted certain legal rights to blacks, including the right to marry, own property, and sue in court, but the Codes also made it illegal for blacks to serve on juries, testify against whites, or serve in state militias.
Detailed explanation-3: -Although India has long banned forced and bonded labour, the inhumane practice persists, with regular reports of adults and children being trapped in debt bondage to unscrupulous employers.
Detailed explanation-4: -GENEVA (ILO News) – Fifty million people were living in modern slavery in 2021, according to the latest Global Estimates of Modern Slavery . Of these people, 28 million were in forced labour and 22 million were trapped in forced marriage.