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Some people get life in prison for things they do at 19.

mainthreadon Wreck found by reporter may be last American slave ship

Another thing that many people do not realize is that not all systems of servitude are the same. [1]

In the New World, all African slaves were treated as property and dehumanized. Slave masters sought to erase the slave's identity, to destroy the family, and to sow division in order to exert and maintain control. This form of servitude is called "chattel slavery", and was written into law in the United States.

There were many different forms of slavery practiced in African societies during the 1500-1800s. Commonly, slaves were given rights and were treated like indentured servants. Slaves could own property. They could marry and start families. Some slaves were treated brutally, but it is a tragic oversimplification of the Trans-Atlantic slave trade to suggest that all Africans sold to European traders were "doomed to enslavement". [2]

[1] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavery_in_Africa

[2] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_slave_trade#Slavery_i...

mainthreadon Wreck found by reporter may be last American slave ship

It certainly is. My perspective is that of a victim, not an apologist.

mainthreadon Wreck found by reporter may be last American slave ship

The gleeful tone of the article makes me uncomfortable. This is an artifact of a crime against humanity.