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Sophia4

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10. So true. Some of my ancestors were indentured servants even as children.

Reply to Hekate (Reply #8)

Fri Jan 12, 2018, 01:37 AM

Jan 2018

They were abused, treated very badly. They were better off than slaves because at the end of their term of indenture, they were free -- supposedly -- as long as their master had not impregnated them or married them off to someone. They were better off than the slaves, but they still suffered a lot. We forget that part of our history. Conveniently.

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