long and sweaty day
not a penny for labor
work fast or be whipped
Facts -
When slavery began:
After being baptized in Africa, nineteen slaves made their way to the English colonies.
Slavery was mandated by law in the year 1640.
The United States Constitution did not prohibit it.
When this kind of slavery ended:
Slavery ended on December 18, 1865 by the ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution. The slaves were freed from the remaining states of Kentucky, Delaware, Tennessee, Kansas, New Jersey, West Virginia, Maryland, Missouri, Washington D.C., and the 12 Parishes of Louisiana.
(Information was obtained from Wikipedia.com)
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