Slavery and Racism, the Chicken Before the Egg

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             It was said that all people were used as indentured servants, that the populous of indentured servants were not geared toward one grouping of people. "Moreover servitude as an estate was not confined to those who fell into it against their wills. It also held many men who entered it by agreement or formal indenture, most commonly for a fixed span of years under [contract]"2. Although this may be true, the Africans brought over into the colonies were not contracted any fixed span of years that they were to work. They were sold away and worked for the rest of their lives due to underlying prejudice. There were no contracts that kept them from working for the span of their lives. Therefore, the situation of the A
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