Inhumane Modern Day Slavery

Most cases of modern slavery are started by a misleading lie, like the promise of an education, a normal job, food and board, or financial compensation. The victims often fall for these lies because they are usually from third world countries and will do anything that could possibly be for their benefit. Some parents of victims of child prostitution are lead to believe that their child will be working at a normal job for normal pay, but tragically this is

Slavery was like an addiction that the south could not break. Although it provided economic benefits to both the north and the south, the addiction or “curse” bound the people to the downfalls of slavery as well. Slavery created an oligarchy of which a small aristocracy of slave-owners would dominate political, economic, and social affairs of both blacks and whites. The institutions negative impact on the South, and even the entire nation would eventually lead to a great tragedy: the civil war.

Human trafficking brings in billions of dollars into the U.S and all around the world. “The prime motive for such outrageous abuse is simple: money. In this $12 billion global business just one woman trafficked into the industrialized world can net her captors an average $67,000 a year” (Baird 2007). The laws around human trafficking are not strict and vary depending on what country it is happening in. Human trafficking is not something that is strictly foreign, it is happening right in front of our faces, in our neighborhoods, and all around us.

No human being deserves to have their pride and dignity stripped from them, because we all are equal and should be treated as such. America’s race relations history is everything, but pleasant. For example, when Africans were brought here in shackles to make their white slave masters money, and convert them to Christianity. Once slavery began, indentured servants weren’t in high demand, and slaves were more profitable because they worked for free their entire lives. Slavery was inhumane and unnecessary, because human beings were treated like their God given purpose was to make America money and do whatever else their master told them to. These helpless people were treated like objects that could be auctioned or killed if they didn’t obey. Even U.S. presidents felt that slaves couldn’t function on their own, because their color and ability wouldn’t allow it. This awful activity took the lives of millions, especially during the middle passage, because slaves were transported to America shackled and chained at the bottom of a ship. The decision to

It is sad but today people are being bought, sold, and smuggled like modern-day slavery plus it's happening not only in third world countries, but also in the United States. In the U.S Constitution the 13th Amendment states,“‘Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction”’ (A+E Networks,2015), which means the 13th amendment made slavery and involuntary servitude illegal everywhere in the United States. Human Trafficking can be limited by parental awareness to educate their own children to be safe. Human Trafficking also be limited by the government having stricter country and international

As the century drew to a close new innovations were being created every day. Things such as the cotton gin were being created and as industry grew so did the reliance of railroads for transportation, thus sparking a catalyst that could aid the work force. This was especially important for those living in the United States as it was a relatively new, yet thriving country that was rapidly becoming an economic threat to countries that dominated the world for centuries. While the northern parts of the United States were quickly catching on to a blossoming new century, there was still an old custom being practiced in the south that was widely outdated, slavery. The “necessary evil” was soon becoming a thing of the past, and while the north seemed to be flourishing the south was still grounded in the outdated custom that was long overdue and kept those tied down to it in bondage. Slavery was no longer a needed institution and its insinuation not only hindered the south, but of the overall growth of the United States.

The history of slavery in the United States is a complex one full of many riveting characters and interesting events. Historians have spent extensive time researching slavery and its effects on the country from its institution until its end in 1865. One popular organization was the American Colonization Society. The society was founded in 1817 and had branches in all major areas of the United States from 1822 to 1913. The society found supporters in many different individuals. One of these characters is a Louisiana slave owner named John McDonogh. Contrary to the norms of the time, John McDonogh formulated a plan to free a select number of his slaves that would then be sent to colonize Liberia. I propose to look at the impact John McDonogh has on the Liberian colonization movement in Louisiana, the contributions he made to slavery as an institution in his local area, and the lasting legacy that he has established in the New Orleans area. .

Slavery has played a very integral part in the development of the United States so far. It has taught people the importance of racial equality and moral discipline, which was lacked back in the time when slavery existed. Moreover, slaves were used mostly by farmers and business owners who wanted to maximize their profits and wanted cheap sources of labor.

Did you know that there are more slaves today than there were at any other point in human history? Not in Roman times, not even in 1860, when 12.5% of the US population was enslaved, were there more slaves than there are in 2016 (Goodheart). Chances are, you weren’t aware of this, as was I until a few weeks ago. What I had always been taught in school was that slavery happened a long time ago and that it’s over now and all the issued it caused are fixed. But that’s simply not true.

Today slavery is known as being a retail worker for one of the biggest companies in the U.S. were as they make you work and work until you just want to give up. In most cases they will under pay or they will treat an employee like there nothing to the company, they also will lay you off or terminate an employee for no reason at all just so they will stay at the top of the list. Slavery today can also be known as volunteer work where you receive no pay and you’re just working to work in most cases the individual will think otherwise until they see the reality where that’s something that they don’t want to do “Many retailers have recently stepped up efforts to identify and prevent forced labor and slavery in their supply chains through social

America imports almost 90 percent of its seafood, so it's not a surprise that some of that comes from Thailand, the world's third biggest exporter of seafood. What might surprise you is that modern day slaves scattered about the small Indonesian islands caught a large portion of that seafood. From pet food manufacturers, to restaurants, and supermarkets, many unsuspecting Americans and their pets are helping finance slavery and human trafficking.

In the centuries where slavery was a focal point to economic interests, Africans were kidnapped and shipped to the Americas for the benefit of plantation owners of the developing colonies. Africans were sundered from their families, forced to work on plantations, and treated like cattle. They were viciously beaten when their ‘masters’ felt that they were being rebellious and black women were raped without remorse. Blacks were stripped from their freedom and culture in order to satisfy the needs of Whites. Slavery at this point was sanctioned at the governmental level. This part of history of the United States has always been a sensitive topic due to the barbaric and inhumane treatment that blacks received. As time progressed, blacks were given

The life of a slave was terrible, harsh, and extremely cruel. Slaves had no rights back then and when they were beat, whipped, or even killed, they could not do a thing about it since it was against the law. Slaves could be put up for auction and sold to other people like they were cattle being sold to a farmer. And even before they were sold to their new master, they were examined and looked at in many different ways. In the article, it states, “The latter gentleman was very talkative, dwelling at much length upon several good points and qualities. He would make us hold up our heads and walk briskly back and forth, while customers would feel our hands and arms and bodies, turn us about, ask us what we could do, make us open our mouths and show our teeth, precisely as a jockey examines a horse which he is about to barter for or purchase.” This shows how the slaves were treated when they were about to be sold/bought.

Although some people believe slavery has been abolished in the modern days it has not by any means there is still humans being took advantage of for work and other activities. Child labor, Sex trafficking, and bonded labor are the most common slavery ways in the modern days.

Some places where modern slavery takes place is, Benin and Mauritania both located in Africa. The most places where people are enslaved live in China, Russia, India, and Pakistan. Modern day slavery is shown differently in each countries, including human trafficking which most of you all mentioned, forced labor and marriage, and the exploitation of children. In Benin men, women, and children are being held against their will and treated at slaves. They are beaten, shackled and held at gun point forced to work (forced labor) for little of pay or none. Having to work for long hours, deprived of sleep and food. Human trafficking is also in Benin mainly with women and children. children are trafficked into countries in the region like Ghana and