Slavery Vs Modern Day Slavery

Researchers found that more than ten thousand people are in forced labor across 90 US cities. These people are forced to work in sweatshops, clean homes, work on farms, or work as prostitutes or strippers. Many of these cases are accumulated in areas with large immigrant populations, like California, New York, and Florida. Most of the victims of forced labor are “imported” from 38 different countries. China, Mexico, and Vietnam top this list of countries (Gilmore 1).

During the time prior to the twentieth century our world accepted slavery as a normal part of life. Aphra Behn and Phillis Wheatley, both female authors born about 100 years apart, had their own views of slavery and wrote poems and stories about the subject. These women were physically different, Aphra was a Caucasian, and Phillis was an African American, and their lives were rather different as well. Aphra was a spy and playwright, who lived the middle class life and Phillis, was a slave who was taken from her homeland, brought to America, sold into slavery, then later freed. I believe that both writers’ views were difficult to figure out, especially by just reading their works.

In 1865, the 13th amendment outlawed slavery in America, setting free thousands of African Americas confined by the vigorous hands of enslavement; however, many people are unaware that there are more slaves in the world today than ever before in history. In fact, slavery still exists in not only America but in 136 other countries, as well. Over 15 thousand women and children in the United States, alone, are currently being held as slaves to physical exploitation. Albeit, many people, including myself, are determined to end the repugnant pain and suffering many women and children are being forced into just miles from our homes and work places.

When Americans today consider the term “slavery,” they recall a dark time in their nation's past, when an entire race of people were subjugated solely for the color of their skin, a travesty of civil rights that progressive thinking has striven to heal, insofar as paving the way to the election of an African-American president. Slavery is an antiquated practice from a draconian past, and it has no relevance in this modern, enlightened age. What Americans fail to comprehend is that slavery is not only alive and well, but thriving, and fueling the global economy at the expense of human lives. The International Labour Organization (ILO), a United Nations agency dedicated to protecting the human rights of laborers world-wide, estimates that

In the 18th century, the Spanish considered bringing as many native people as possible to the virtues of Catholicism; therefore, in 1769, the first mission was founded at San Diego, and many followed toward the north to attempt to change all the aspects of the native people’s lives. To accomplish this, native people were taken away from their ‘undisciplined’ lives and concentrate at the missions, making it easier to control them for labor. Once baptized, the Indians moved to missions. Because baptism was voluntary and the labor demands were modest, this was considered free labor of Native Americans.

In many ways, the lives of the indentured servants in Virginia and those of the African slaves working in the West Indies were very similar; they both were working for a master and had to live through harsh conditions. However, minor differences in working and living conditions provided slightly different lives for the better or for the worst.

America, the land of the free, holds 25% of the world’s prisoners yet only has 4% of Earth’s population. Once the 13th Amendment was passed the incarceration of African Americans increased substantially. The prison population of the United States rose from about 300,000 in 1972 and now it is at 2.3 million and rising. Although slavery was abolished with the 13th amendment, discrimination took a new form as institutionalized racism began to rise in law enforcement and political advances in America.

A life of servitude sounds better than slavery one would think. Committing a petty crime in America, could yield a life of bondage in the prison system, once released for time served. Convicted felons what society calls ex-prisoners are constantly tormented with life on the inside of prison bars, while attempting to adapt to life on the outside of prison bars. Offenders, struggle emotionally, physically, from his or her experiences while incarcerated, and financially of course secondary to conviction, some or unable to gain employment. Resulting, back to a life of crime. Lawmakers continue to pass tougher laws on petty convictions, while privately funded correctional organizations are all about the capital, not the rehabilitation and or

Slavery has taken place all over the world throughout different cultures in almost every civilization from ancient Sumer to modern day America. Over time, slavery has taken on different forms and the reality of slaves has evolved.

Russian serfs, or peasants who were legally bound to remain on their land, had a huge impact on Russia’s economy, politics, and on the world that we know today. “Serfdom became, more than it had ever before been, the basis of the entire social order.” (Blum, 3-12) American slaves, who were legally owned by whomever bought them, were greatly similar to those of serfs and also had a huge impact on the world today. Some people think that slaves and serfs are the same, but on the contrary, they are not the same, due to environmental factors, historical events, economic circumstances, etc… Because slaves and serfs worked the land, and most of Russia and America were primarily agricultural, laborers were essential to the basic order of the country

We live in a world that is growing, with every day passing by. People have greater access to information around the world. Even though we have things going good for us, but amidst all the good things, there lurks dark things. The world still faces many issues today. One of these major issues we still face is slavery. You may ask yourselves, does slavery still exist? It exists, and it’s right in front of us. America abolished slavery after the civil war, and freed thousands, to millions of African Americans from their captivity. In our modern world, mentioned by a photographer named Lisa Kristine slavery is growing, and is stronger than ever.

Slavery, the keeping of slaves as a practice or institution, has held a grim but important role in America’s history. Since the founding of the United States, slavery has been a moral and human rights issue that citizens have argued over to the point of war. To most Americans, the day slavery ended was January 1st, 1863-the day President Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation and freed all slaves within America’s borders. However slavery never did end-and is in fact at an all time high as of 2016. Despite the ban on slavery over one hundred and fifty years ago, slavery and human trafficking,especially for sexual exploitation, are still an issue and still exist in the United States.

I would like to address the pain of the working class. And ask why the conditions of modern industrial hubs resemble the dungeons of yesterday? Because I do not know. Why the heart of England drags its employees through the bowels of humanity? I do not know. How can England place itself in the lead of the industrial revolutions, when it’s government fails to hold England in a revolution? I do not know. Because when children wake up before daylight and work until sunset, all while working in the worst conditions; I fail to see signs of revolutions. I see in its place Industrial slavery. And in the worst context of the phrase. Instead of the honest understanding of nonprofitable work, this is simply false hope for profit and freedom. The middle

background, there are more slaves now then there has ever been in the world. The product of the

When we hear the word slavery our mind paints a picture of colonial America down in the South with big plantation houses harvesting wheat, with workers being unpaid and unfairly treated. At this time in our county we were struggling with the idea of equality for all. America has come a long way from those days but not with out a fight. Abraham Lincoln, the Civil Rights moment and free and public education has been addressed. Today, we face a new conflicts and a different type of slavery. Slavery and sex trafficking is occurring not just abroad but at home as well. In 2004, “800,000 to 9000,000 men women and children are trafficked across international borders every year, including 18,000 to 20,000 in the US. Worldwide slavery is in the