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