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[-] Caradoc879@lemmy.world 61 points 1 year ago

Slave. The word is slave. "Forced labor" sounds like it's downplaying the severity.

[-] PugJesus@kbin.social 22 points 1 year ago

I don't mean to downplay the severity, but there are procedural differences. Slavery was pro forma banned at the time. Effectively, I agree, for all practical purposes of the folk in chains, it was slavery.

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