Slavery in History

Introduction

In the history of mankind freedom has always been a major issue. In ancient times, almost all the people made use of slave labor. Slaves belonged to the social life. The slaves were given freedom by their masters were again given, on condition that they could afford it, then again also slaves. To achieve a more adequate treatment of the human dignity of the enslaved peoples was sometimes limited and thus the concept of total full body property. But there were clear differences between slavery in the ancient world and the U.S. In the U.S, slavery was defined solely ...