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'''Slavery''' was a legal economic system with involuntary servitude, such that the people held in bondage must work for their owner, and can be bought and sold (see [[slave trade]]).
'''Slavery''' was a legal economic system with involuntary servitude, such that the people held in bondage must work for their owner, and can be bought and sold (see [[slave trade]]).
Legally, the slave has limited rights. For example, it was a crime in the American South to kill or maim a slave, except in self-defense.
Legally, the slave had limited rights. For example, it was a crime in the American South to kill or maim a slave, except in self-defense.
In the American South, slavery normally was a lifetime condition, and children born to slave mothers automatically became slaves of the owner.
In the American South, slavery normally was a lifetime condition, and children born to slave mothers automatically became slaves of the owner.