From the moment manacled African captives were removed from the hold of slave ships and exhibited at auctions and sold to the highest bidder, working at some point of production was inevitable.
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From the moment manacled African captives were removed from the hold of slave ships and exhibited at auctions and sold to the highest bidder, working at some point of production was inevitable.