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'Do not, for the love of God, tell kids that slavery was beneficial' (www.rawstory.com)
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[–] samus12345 11 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Slaves were property. A slave owner was a property owner.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago

I've become partial to a language change to enslaved people and slavers. It emphasizes the humanity of the victims of slavery and refuses to acknowledge the view of human beings as property. Instead enslavement is a property foisted upon the victims and enslavement is an evil perpetrated by slavers.