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To: stylin19a
Could be because they were indentured.
43 posted on 07/08/2003 8:19:57 AM PDT by new cruelty
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To: new cruelty
wow !....thanks for the insight !

Slavery evolved from indentured servitude. The first indentured servants were European. Africans were first considered indentured servants. The treatment of indentures was no different than the treatment of slaves.
48 posted on 07/08/2003 9:30:58 AM PDT by stylin19a (is it vietnam yet ?)
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