Slave Insurance: How Slave Masters in the US Profited from the Death and Injuries of Enslaved Africans
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In the United States before the Civil War, slavery was not only a social system but also a business. Every part of enslaved life was measured and turned into profit. From the crops they grew to the children they bore, enslaved Africans were treated as property. After the 1808 ban on importing new slaves, owners […]
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