11 Fascinating Facts About Slavery

Slavery is a big part of our modern world, and the fact that slavery has been a part of human society since its beginning, and it continues to thrive today tells us so much about us as human beings. Here are 11 Fascinating Facts About Slavery.

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Slavery was known in almost every other ancient civilization, and evidence of slavery predates written records, however it proliferated after the agricultural revolution (11,000 years ago).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_slavery


There was even a festival in which slaves and their masters would switch places in ancient Rome, called "Saturnalia".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturnalia


One of the earliest documented slave owners in America was actually a black man, named Anthony Johnson.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Johnson_%28colonist%29
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavery_in_the_United_States


And former slave owner Benjamin Franklin attempted to abolish slavery in 1790.

http://www.archives.gov/legislative/features/franklin/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Franklin#Slaves_and_slavery


The average cost of a slave in America in 1850 was $12,400 in today's money, but the average slave today
costs less than $100.

http://www.measuringworth.com/slavery.php
http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/yps01
http://www.nber.org/chapters/c0606.pdf


One of the reasons is that there's an estimated 29 million slaves worldwide today.

http://www.globalslaveryindex.org/


And modern slavery generates a yearly profit of over $32 billion for slaveholders.

http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/@ed_norm/@declaration/documents/publication/wcms_090356.pdf


With India being the country with the most slave population of over 13 million people.

http://www.globalslaveryindex.org/findings/


Slavery was not made a statutory offense in the United Kingdom until April 6, 2010.

http://www.cps.gov.uk/legal/s_to_u/slavery_servitude_and_forced_or_compulsory_labour/

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