• spujb@lemmy.cafeOP
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    14 hours ago

    in pre-civil war full-tilt slavery USA, murdering enslaved people was considered a crime, not against humanity but against the slave owner’s “property.”

    so yeah pretty much

    • Tar_Alcaran@sh.itjust.works
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      13 hours ago

      Yep. Animals are also legally considered property, but at least they have some legal protection. Slaves had basically none.