chattel
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He brought together a group of economists, lawyers and historians to produce the Brattle Group Report on Reparations for Transatlantic Chattel Slavery.
From BBC • Aug. 23, 2023
Chattel slavery was based on the exploitation of labour of African enslaved people, and those of African descent.
From BBC • Mar. 29, 2022
Your homework, should you choose to accept it: Read an excerpt from Berry’s book The Chattel Principle: Internal Slave Trades in the Americas.
From Slate • Aug. 6, 2015
Chattel slavery, child labor, economic inequality, racism, sexism and discriminations of all types abounded until the liberal tradition of fairness, justice, care and equality brought about a free and fair society.
From Scientific American • Jun. 13, 2012
Chattel slavery isn't practical in a mechanized society.
From Ultima Thule by Reynolds, Mack
Vocabulary lists containing chattel
To Kill a Mockingbird
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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
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"The Odyssey" by Homer, Books 19–24
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