chattel

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The rollout of “Emancipation,” the story of the man whose scarred back is one of the most lasting images associated with American chattel slavery, is its most serious test yet.

From Salon

But again, these chapters codify the Black American experience as one defined by pain and primarily linked to chattel slavery.

From Salon

Around 43% of mobile homes are secured with personal property loans, or “chattel” loans, in which the only collateral used against the loan is the asset itself.

From Salon

The draft communique says a majority of member states “share common historical experiences in relation to this abhorrent trade, chattel enslavement, the debilitation and dispossession of indigenous people”.

From BBC

"When you were a contract player, you didn’t have control over your career . . . You were basically chattel."

From Salon