Racial slavery refers to the system of bondage where individuals are enslaved based on their race or ethnicity. It involves the ownership and control of people as property, primarily for labor purposes.
Related terms
Slave Codes: Laws that were enacted to regulate the treatment of enslaved individuals, often reinforcing their status as property.
Middle Passage: The brutal sea journey that forcibly transported enslaved Africans from Africa to the Americas.
Indentured Servitude: A labor system in which individuals worked for a set period of time (usually several years) in exchange for passage to North America or other benefits.