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minus-squarebstix@feddit.dklinkfedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down9·2 days ago it took an entire fucking war to end slavery in the United States. Well… how’s that going?
minus-squareCalipherJones@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 day agoA hell of a lot better than before that’s for sure.
minus-squareNima@leminal.spacelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·1 day agoif you confused about slavery legality in the united states, slavery is illegal. hope this helps you.
minus-squareKatana314@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·20 hours agohttps://www.currentaffairs.org/news/2020/10/how-private-prisons-profit-from-forced-labor It’s still kinda legal, just takes some extra steps and signatures, and a bribed judge - of which there are many. That’s also setting aside people that are effectively slaves to low wages, unable to do anything but work with no chance for upward mobility.
minus-squarePennomi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22·2 days agoWell I mean, slavery is still illegal. Black people are able to vote, hold office, own property, etc. There’s still a lot of social injustice to solve but there’s been a lot of progress, albeit slow.
minus-squareFreakinSteve@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up12·1 day agoThe lesson is to not take your boot off of the vanquished evil.
Well… how’s that going?
A hell of a lot better than before that’s for sure.
if you confused about slavery legality in the united states, slavery is illegal.
hope this helps you.
https://www.currentaffairs.org/news/2020/10/how-private-prisons-profit-from-forced-labor
It’s still kinda legal, just takes some extra steps and signatures, and a bribed judge - of which there are many.
That’s also setting aside people that are effectively slaves to low wages, unable to do anything but work with no chance for upward mobility.
Well I mean, slavery is still illegal. Black people are able to vote, hold office, own property, etc.
There’s still a lot of social injustice to solve but there’s been a lot of progress, albeit slow.
The lesson is to not take your boot off of the vanquished evil.
good point.