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The free part of slavery is about freedom, not payment. It was not uncommon for enslaved people to buy their way out of enslavement.
by brazukadev 1y ago
The free part of slavery is about freedom, not payment. It was not uncommon for enslaved people to buy their way out of enslavement.
- Aurornis 1y agoThe defining feature of slavery is the involuntary part of it.
- seadan83 1y agoQuick googling (could be wrong), thousands bought freedom, approx 4 million were enslaved. It would have been uncommon, ballpark 0.1% (which still seems high to me. The issue is a very large denominator)
- sarchertech 1y agoSlavery was around long before the US existed. In Ancient Rome it was much more common for slaves to buy their way out of slavery..
- seadan83 1y agoSure, but the context is America. It would have been helpful to make clear you are referring to other systems of slavery (for which i would still want to see data for). Again, the resources I found in a quick search state about 5M slaves in Rome, and buying freedom was uncommon.