does the article count indentured servants as slaves? Those who had been put in prisons for their debts, sold as a indentured servant to work at their bondholders discretion until their debt was paid off, with whatever expenses were applied by the court.Doubtful many of those were black.
I was so aggrieved to find out mah fahmily in good ol mississippi was so wealthy, and I am stuck here in this repugnican stronghold, without moneys to pay fo mah families sin. Caint even get a job on ol Haley’s plantation cos I voted for a Jones County firebrand who was robbed in the senatorial election.Ya’ll come see us now.Still almost safe, cos of concealed carry and the castle doctrine, being hows they cain’t put the freemens chilluns in jail fo nuthin, cuz thas rasist, but they at least give you half a chance. And if you live in Mississippi, you know what I mean.
If you dont, come see us when you go to the pettus bridge to march, we ain’ts but a littles ways west of there.We’ll leave the door open and the flag unfurled.
Indentured servants weren’t chattel. Even if they were indentured for life as punishment for crime.
For one thing, their children were born free.