Does slavery still exists in the United States? If so, where?
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Human trafficking (the buying and selling of human beings for sex, work, etc.) is everywhere. There could even be instances of it where you live. Most cases of trafficking involve citizens of a particular country paying money in order to obtain passage into the U.S. (or other country) only to be trafficked and sold to the highest bidder. It has also been the cause of American citizens' disappearances in other countries. \n\nIt is estimated that more than 1 million people are trafficked annually around the world; some experts say it could be double that. U.S Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) reports it has made 5,400 arrests and obtained 2,300 convictions in cases of human trafficking and smuggling since 2003.\n\nI personally have attended several conferences in and around the Philadelphia area on this topic. It is a problem that not many people are aware of, but is a growing problem in the U.S. and elsewhere. Big hot spots for trafficking include South Florida, Texas, and New York.
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Very few because there isn't any documentation of slaves and what they have are bills of sale. You would have to be living to be able to prove anything.
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your funny-your trying to put guilt by your reverse question-and only 10% of americans here today have relatives back to slavery days -they came from europe and elsewhere since the early 1900's but many run with that chip on their shoulder both colors-let Jesus set you free -david in Jesus amazing grace that saved a wretch like me  :D
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The importing of slaves was outlawed before the Civil War. Slaves were "home grown" by breeding slaves in the US.
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Regarding slavery...\n\nIn the Census of 1860, the last census to count slaves (as slavery was abolished following the Civil War), Georgia had the 2nd most slaves - 462,198. That was about 48% of the total population of Georgia. \n \nTotal slaves, by state, 1860:\nVirginia ---490,865\nGeorgia ---462,198\nMississippi ---436,631\nAlabama ---435,080\nSouth Carolina ---402,406\nLouisiana ---331,726\nNorth Carolina ---331,099\nTennessee ---275,719\nKentucky ---225,483\nTexas ---182,566\nMissouri ---114,931\nArkansas ---111,115\nMaryland ---87,189\nFlorida ---61,745\nDist. Columbia ---3,185\nDelaware ---1,798\nUtah ---29\nNebraska ---15\nKansas ---2\nCalifornia ---0\nColorado ---0\nConnecticut  ---0\nDakota            ---0\nIllinois ---0\nIndiana ---0\nIowa ---0\nMaine ---0\nMassachusetts ---0\nMichigan ---0\nMinnesota ---0\nNevada ---0\nNew Hampshire ---0\nNew Jersey       ---0\nNew Mexico  ---0\nNew York ---0\nOhio ---0\nOregon ---0\nPennsylvania     ---0\nRhode Island ---0\nVermont ---0\nWashington ---0\nWisconsin ---0
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I can not answer the question of factory slaves, but I did a research paper while in college on the subject of slave life in the south (field slave).  I was suprised to learn that it wasn't as bad as I had thought.  (NOTE:  I am NOT saying that it wasn't bad, just not as bad as I thought.)\n\nI would recommend a book called "Twelve Years a Slave" by Solomon Northup (Available from Amazon.com for less than $10.00).  This was, for me, a very easy read on the subject and I believe it to be a true account of his 12 years in slavery.\n\nWhile most people tend to think of the huge cotton plantations with the evil slave owner with hundreds of slaves, many of the slave owners owned less than 10 and worked in the fields along with them.\n\nThe rampant beatings (that go along with the huge plantation version) probably weren't as common as I thought.  You depended on this person for your livelyhood - why would you beat them to death?  I am sure that there were some beatings for escape attempts, disrespect and the like.\n\nI was also suprised to learn that there were instances (by some slave owners) to allow their slaves to make furniture, quilts and other things for other people.  Any money earned could be kept by the slave in order to buy their freedom.  (I am not sure how wide spread this practice was, but it is mentioned in the book I referenced and was also mentioned at a museum gallery I attended a couple of years ago).  Some were even allowed to go to "parties" to work - also getting paid for this.\n\nI am sure I will catch some flack from some people, so let me clarify:  I DO NOT condone slavery, I do not support slavery (and lets face it, it is still around in the world today), and I think that it was one of the darkest periods in our countrys history.  I think it was a product of its time in the US and for those who want to condemn the US for participating think of this:  The US couldn't have had slavery of the African people, if it weren't for the people of Africa selling their own people into bondage.\n\nO.K.  Let the flack come in.
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why not blend US and Canada history and do the history of the "underground railroad" where slaves escaped from the US into Canada and became free?  \n\nJust a thought.
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I am guessing you are talking of the organized aid to people in slavery in the USA.\n\nThe National Park Service has details at http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/travel/underground/\n\nUC Davis, University of California has a similar site at http://education.ucdavis.edu/NEW/STC/lesson/socstud/railroad/contents.htm.\n\nAnother useful site :\n\nhttp://collections.ic.gc.ca/underground/flightall.html.\n\nThe National Geographic has an interactive feature on it at http://www.nationalgeographic.com/railroad/j2.html
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Difficult to answer; here is one view (2nd link looks like better example):\nThe evolution of slavery is crucial to understanding the importance of currently standing issues. Slavery began in 1440 when Portugal started to trade slaves with West Africa. By the 16th century, Western Europeans developed an organized system of trading slaves. However, the slave trade did not run as smoothly as expected. Slaves were revolting and tried to flee the hardships of labor. Regardless of these attempts, slavery expanded, leading to the "Triangle Trade."   This trade, between Europe, Africa and the Americas, is held responsible for the dispersal of Africans in the Western hemisphere. This organized system lasted until the 1800's. Shortly after the War of Independence there was an intended law to abolish slavery. This law was stalled when the United States allowed the slavery to continue until 1800. A federal law, which was passed in 1793, allowed for the Fugitive Slave Act, which continued the slave trade and prohibited the freedom of the Africans.
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If you mean opposing slavery as in "abolitionism," then the links included int he "sources" box should be of some help. Also, you can try google searches on "slavery" and should also be able to find tons of stuff at your local library or from local or online book sellers. Hope this helps.
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Ah, another lets dump on America question.  \n\nIs there (has there been) violence in America, certainly.\n\nBut no where else in the world can a person so easily (relative to the rest of the world) pull themselves up to attain what they are after.  \n\nPeople still do their best to get here so they too can join in controlling their own lives.  \n\nGeorge Washington Carve, born a slave, through his life rose to glorious heights of achievement.  Where else in the world could this happen.
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YES!!! \nGo to iabolish.com and find out how you can help. Slavery has not ended, and you can become an abolishionist. People turn a blind toward situations in Africa, especially in Sudan. Everyone can help, you just have to be willing.\n\nIt costs $50 to free a slave! \n\nIn Sudan it's cheaper to by a slave than it is to buy a VCR.\n\nBe informed
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OF COURSE ! HAVEN'T YOU EVER HEARD OF WHITE SLAVERY WHERE WOMEN ARE KIDNAPPED AND FORCED INTO PROSTITUTION ? THAT DOES IN FACT GO ON IN THE WORLD .
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Reparations in the United States have generally been limited to the survivors of government harm.  Watch your terminology, though - slavery was not a crime until 1865, since the government permitted slavery and only outlawed it through the Thirteenth Amendment after the Civil War.\n\nFor instance, the United States paid survivors of Japanese internment programs from WWII.  The program, however, was limited to survivors.  No survivors of slavery exist today.\n\nA current reparations program would be too bizarre to fathom.  All African-Americans were not harmed by slavery, after all, since some immigrated to America after slavery, or since some have no slave ancestors.  It would be virtually impossible to require proof of slave ancestry, and then to divide some sum proportionately.\n\nAdditionally, the vague "400 yr+ of oppression" is unhelpful in crafting legislation.  Slavery ended.  Segregation did exist also, that's ended for over 50 years now.  If you're problem with "White supremacy and injustice," then I'm afraid that no amount of money will solve the problem.  Instead, educating future generations and winning over hearts and minds is the most effective remedy to injustice.
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Slavery is in the past, we can't change the past but the futre is a like playdough. We can build it better.
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I think so. It was definitely helped along by radicals on both sides but I don't think either the issue of slavery or that of whether or not states had a right to secede (A major point of debate and contention since the ratification of the Constitution), would ever have been resolved otherwise. It's unfortunate but sometimes that's just the way it is. In the end our country was much better off though.
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I.Slavery in the Colonies\n\na. South Carolina and Georgia\naa. low country near the coast ideal for growing rice and indigo\nindigo - type of plant used in making a blue dye for cloth\nab. blacks made the majority of the population\nac. had more plantations with 100 slaves or more than any other area\nad. lack of interaction allowed slaves in GA & SC to preserve some of their culture\nGullah language – combination of English and African\nae. many came directly from Africa\naf. many had grown rice in Africa\nb. Virginia and Maryland\nba. lives of slaves in VA & MD differed from those in GA & SC in 4 ways:\n1. slaves in VA & MD were a minority of the pop.\n2. few slaves came to VA & MD directly from Africa\n3. slaves did different work\ngrowing tobacco not as labor intensive as rice or indigo\nslaves did other tasks\n4. slaves in VA & MD had more regular contact with European Americans\nbb. high cost of slaves led some planters to encourage their slaves to raise families\nbc. some male slaves in VA worked away from plantations as artisans or laborers\nc. New England and Middle Colonies\nca. by late 1700s, about 400,000 blacks lived in Southern Colonies\nonly about 50,000 in N. Eng. & Middle Colonies combined\nfarms were much smaller\ncb. most slaves lived in cities\n\n II.Free Blacks\n\na. free black pop. In Northern & Southern colonies did not grow significantly until after Revolutionary War\nb. some slave laws discourage people from freeing slaves\nba. owners had to get permission from the legislature\nc. law demanded that freed slaves leave a colony within six months of gaining freedom\nd. free blacks did much of the same kind of work as slaves but were probably worse off materially\ne. endured poor living conditions and more severe discrimination\n\nIII.Laws and Revolts\n\na. every colony passed its own slave laws\nb. settlers in Georgia were barred from owning slaves in 1735\nba. the ban was lifted in 1750\nc. Virginia passed its first major slave code in 1680\nca. SC in 1690, revised 1696, 1712, & 1740\nd. slaves could not go aboard ships or ferries or leave the town limits without a pass\ne. 1739, several dozen slaves near Charleston killed more than twenty whites in the Stono Rebellion\nea. burned an armory and started toward Spanish Florida were a small colony of runaway slaves lived\neb. Were captured and killed by armed planters\n\n\n IV.Diverse Colonial Economies\n\na. Southern Colonies\naa. economy based on growing staple crops\nab. tobacco exports Virginia, Maryland, and Delaware:\n1700, 32 mil. pounds\n1770, 83.8 mil. pounds\nac. African slaves supplied most of the labor\n1650, only about 500 Africans in Virginia (3% of  pop.)\n1700, enslaved Africans totaled 16,000 (28% of Pop.)\nad. Except for Charleston, SC & Williamsburg, VA the South had few cities\nb. Middle Colonies\nba. economy a mixture of farming and commerce\nbb. farm crops included grains such as wheat, barley, and rye\nbc. Populations of N.Y. & Pennsylvania ethnically diverse\nc. New England Colonies\nca. 1700s, N. Eng. Colonies consisted of small self-sufficient farms and towns dependent on long distance trade\ncb. shipping and fishing important industries\ntriangular trade -a series of indirect routes used to conduct trade between the colonies and England - the trade ultimately carried raw materials to England and manufactured goods to the colonies\n\n\n  V.Industrial Innovation in America\n\na. Eli Whitney\naa. developed idea of interchangeable parts\nab. invented the cotton gin\nb. the invention of the cotton gin had several effects\n1) profit of cotton skyrocketed\n~ in the early 1800s, cotton was America’s most profitable export\n2) southern planters began to depend solely on cotton\n3) planters looked for new lands to grow crops\n4) increased the demand for slavery\n\n   VI.The Economy of the South\n\na. while the northeast urbanized, the South remained rural\nb. less than 8% of white southerners lived in t