Virtually everyone agrees that slavery is inhumane and degrading and wrong, but since for much of history many people defended it, it's important to demonstrate why it's wrong. A number of ...

but the free laborer does so in virtue of a voluntary and legal contract the slave simply to avoid punishment. In the comparisons which Southern gentlemen are constantly drawing between the ...

It was also common for the labor relationship to initially appear voluntary but gradually shift towards slavery. "Recently, increasing attention has been paid to such patterns," explains McGregor ...