Slavery: A History of Oppression and Exploitation

Slavery is the practice of one person or group of people owning and controlling another person or group of people for their own economic or political gain. This practice has been widely condemned in modern times, but it has been practiced for centuries in many parts of the world. In some cases, slavery has been used to force people into servitude or to perform certain types of labor against their will. In other cases, slavery has been used to subjugate a group of people and make them into second-class citizens. Slavery has also been used to deny basic human rights and freedoms to people, as well as to exploit their labor.