Flying Squid@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoTIL the U.S. Civil War is called "The Slave War" in Icelandiclemmy.worldimagemessage-square87fedilinkarrow-up1840arrow-down115
arrow-up1825arrow-down1imageTIL the U.S. Civil War is called "The Slave War" in Icelandiclemmy.worldFlying Squid@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square87fedilink
minus-squareT00l_shed@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 year agoProbably referring to Essentially allowing slavery.
minus-squaredelirious_owl@discuss.onlinelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoCan you be more specific? Or is this sarcasm?
minus-squareI_Fart_Glitter@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoPrivately owning other people became illegal, but slavery is still allowed “as punishment for crime” according to the 13th amendment. And yeah… it’s still very much a thing. https://apnews.com/article/prison-to-plate-inmate-labor-investigation-c6f0eb4747963283316e494eadf08c4e
minus-squareBelastend@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoThe last chattel slave was freed in 1943. Knowing Better has a great video about it.
What??
Probably referring to
Essentially allowing slavery.
Can you be more specific? Or is this sarcasm?
Privately owning other people became illegal, but slavery is still allowed “as punishment for crime” according to the 13th amendment. And yeah… it’s still very much a thing. https://apnews.com/article/prison-to-plate-inmate-labor-investigation-c6f0eb4747963283316e494eadf08c4e
The last chattel slave was freed in 1943. Knowing Better has a great video about it.