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Originally Posted by Cinisajoy
Hi and interesting side note: if you read the term indentured servants, remember those were typically poor whites that someone had paid for to take somewhere else and the servant had to work off the money paid and that usually took years or decades.
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Many were no different than slaves as those to whom they were indentured could claim they broke their agreement and have years added on to their servitude.
There were also Irish slaves, without the pretense of being "indentured."