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Slavery

Slavery is the ownership of a person as property, especially in regard to their labour. It is an economic phenomenon and its history resides in economic history. Slavery typically involves compulsory work, with the slave's location of work and residence dictated by the party that holds them in bondage. Enslavement is the placement of a person into…

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Americas

Europe

Contemporary slavery

Abolitionism

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Surveys and reference

Historical

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Slavery

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Triples595
Avg. degree2
Density0.002789
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related to Surveys and reference · 174
Slavery → Abolition, Aditya Prakashan, Africa, Age, America, American Philosophical Society, Ancient Egypt, Andrés, Anthropological Perspectives, Antislavery, Arab World, Archived, Barnet, Bartlett, Beckert, Biography, Bondage, Book, Book Reviews, British Empire
related to Americas · 54
Slavery → Abolitionist, Act Prohibiting Importation, After, Alaska, Amendment, American, American Civil War, Americans, Americas, Andes, Aztecs, Bartolomé, Bleeding Kansas, Brazil, British Columbia, By, California, Canada, Casas, Comanche
related to Historical · 41
Slavery → America, American Slavery, Application, Archived, Atlantic, Barth, Comité, CongressThe Bibliography, Digital History, Discovery Education, Dutch, Emory University, Encyclopedia VirginiaThe Trans-Atlantic, February, Greensboro, Houston, Intra-American, Inventory, Liaison, Library
related to Chattel slavery · 33
Slavery → Abolitionism, After, American Revolutionary War, Americas, Antebellum United States, As, Beginning, Brazil, British Empire, Caribbean, Chattel, Civil War, Cuba, Europe, France, French Revolution, Greece, Haiti, In, In Cuba
related to Africa · 22
Slavery → Africa, African, Africans, Duke, Ethiopian, European, Ferrara, Frederick II, Ghana, Holy Roman Emperor, In, In European, Islamic, Mali, Mantua, Milan, Sahel, Segou, Senegambia, Songhai
related to Distribution · 20
Slavery → Algeria, China, Cuba, In, In June, In Kuwait, Instagram, Iran, It, Kuwait, Libya, North Korea, Russia, Saudi Arabia, State Department, Sudan, Syria, The, Uzbekistan, Zimbabwe
related to Middle East · 20
Slavery → Abbasid Caliphate, BC, Egypt, Egyptians, Following, Hammurabi, In, Interpretation, Islamic, Mamluk Sultanate, Middle East, Muslim, Muslim Middle East, Ottoman Empire, Pharaonic Egypt, Rashidun Caliphate, The, The Bible, The Code, Umayyad Caliphate
related to Private versus state-owned slaves · 18
Slavery → Congo Free State, Convict, For, French, In, Kippumjo, Korea, Nazis, North Korea, Pleasure Brigades, Red Rubber System, Slaves, Southern United States, Soviet Union, Spanish Crown, The, Tribute, Ubangi-Shari
related to Worldwide · 16
Slavery → Africa, Anti-Slavery International, Arab, Britain, British, British Anti-Slavery Society, David Livingstone's, Eastern, French, French West Africa, In, Joseph Sturge, The Royal Navy, There, United Kingdom, Zanzibar
related to Economics · 15
Slavery → Americas, Antebellum South, Economists, Europe, If, One, Plow, Russia, The, Then, They, This, Thus, United States, While American

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slaves slave african trade labour isbn forced world people century africa many 000 also population enslaved million human states war

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Slaveryis aownership of a person as property0.90text
Slaveryis amultibillion-dollar industry with estimates of up to0.90text
Slaveryis ainternationally recognized human right0.90text
race or sexinstance ofother forms of slavery were instituted along demographic lines0.80text
ancient Greeceinstance ofand was practiced in places0.80text
the Roman Empireinstance ofand was practiced in places0.80text
where it was considered a keystone of societyinstance ofand was practiced in places0.80text
Medieval Egyptinstance ofOther examples include the institution of slavery in the Muslim world0.80text
as well as Sub-Saharan Africainstance ofOther examples include the institution of slavery in the Muslim world0.80text
Brazilinstance ofOther examples include the institution of slavery in the Muslim world0.80text
the Antebellum United Statesinstance ofOther examples include the institution of slavery in the Muslim world0.80text
and parts of the Caribbean such as Cubainstance ofOther examples include the institution of slavery in the Muslim world0.80text

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