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CHATTEL SLAVERY [1 record]

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Record 1 2023-12-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Social Problems
  • Rights and Freedoms
CONT

... enslaved people [were seen] merely as property to be bought and sold. This "chattel slavery" was a dehumanizing and violent system of abuse and subjugation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Problèmes sociaux
  • Droits et libertés
CONT

[...] les personnes asservies [étaient considérées] comme de simples biens à acheter et à vendre. Cet «esclavage‐propriété» est un système déshumanisant et violent d'abus et de domination.

Spanish

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