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[โ€“] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 60 points 1 month ago (15 children)

I didn't realise slavery continued in the US until so recently, mid 1800s? Yikes.

[โ€“] ODGreen@slrpnk.net 22 points 1 month ago

It's still around.

The amendment to USA's constitution that "banned" slavery did so EXCEPT as punishment for a crime.

USA also has astoundingly high incarceration rates per capita. Coincidence?

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