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Angry_Autist@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

The children of indentured servants were eligible to be free citizens

Indentured servanthood had a clearly defined period of service

Freed indentured servants could petition to become full members of the household and inherit the master’s estate.

Being an indentured servant to a prestigious master was a social mark of standing, elevating them in some periods even above free citizens of low standing. Never the case in chattel slavery

Indentured servants and their families were owed damages when the violence was deemed unjust or resulted in permanent damage or death.

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