Slavery exists wherever men are forced to follow others’ prescribed purposes

Evidence

But to object to this kind of liberty is to perpetuate slavery. For slavery does not merely mean a legalised form of subjection. It means a state of society in which some men are forced to accept from others the purposes which control their conduct. This condition obtains even where there is no slavery in the legal sense. It is found where, as in the caste system, some persons are compelled to carry on certain prescribed callings which are not of their choice. — Ambedkar, B R, Annihilation of Caste_ The Annotated…, 906

Categorization

Category: Definitional Content

• DEFINE: Redefines slavery beyond legal subjection to include compulsory caste-bound callings.

Related

• Caste compulsion of callings constitutes slavery even without legal subjection (similarity 0.89)
• Compelled occupation constitutes slavery even without legal subjection (similarity 0.84)

Broader Connections

• Slavery’s meaning was psychological subjugation beyond mere economic exploitation #expands (0.65)
• Enslaved people were human beings despite slavery’s alterations of their being #expands (0.60) — Cedric J. Robinson, Black Marxism_ The Making of the Black…, 618
• Slavery’s control system relied on a pervasive terror of resistance against masters #corroborates (0.50) — Dubois, Laurent, Avengers of the New World_ The Story of…, 181