Traditional African slavery was often time-limited and permitted full social integration

Evidence

In the typical intra-African slave practice, individual slaves were in that condition for specific purposes; often they were slaves for a specified period of time, not for life. Sometimes slaves could become adopted by the village with whom they were bonded or by specific families. Even if former slaves might be barred from the highest levels of status in a group, they could become full-fledged members of that group, marry, and enjoy all rights and obligations. — Rebecca A. Martusewicz, Jeff Edmundson, and John Lupinacci, EcoJustice Education, 1133

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Colonial law deliberately manufactured racism to divide poor whites from enslaved blacks. — Rebecca A. Martusewicz, Jeff Edmundson, and John Lupinacci, EcoJustice Education: Toward Diverse,…, 1166; Slavery was a widespread West African institution before European rule — Alice L. Conklin, A Mission to Civilize_ The Republican…, 109; Slavery did not end but evolved through later coercive labor systems — Tamara Lanier, From These Roots: My Fight with Harvard…, 800 (+2 more)

Broader Connections

• American chattel slavery was uniquely heritable, permanent, and race-based #complicates (0.95) — Nikole Hannah-Jones et al., The 1619 Project, 89
• Slavery was a widespread West African institution before European rule #expands (0.80) — Alice L. Conklin, A Mission to Civilize_ The Republican…, 109
• Slavery did not end but evolved through later coercive labor systems #qualifies (0.80) — Tamara Lanier, From These Roots, 800
• Slavery formed the demographic and economic backbone of precolonial West African states #corroborates (0.75)