Comment on Alabama is forcing incarcerated people to work at hundreds of companies, including McDonald’s & Wendy’s. Unionizing is illegal. The state takes 40% of wages.

gustofwind@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• FaceDeer@fedia.io ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Had a whole civil war over it and still didn't get rid of slavery.

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  • homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    The amendment to abolish slavery enshrines it in the Constitution

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  • gustofwind@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Yeah lmao this is the amendment making slavery illegal….~except as punishment for a crime~

    Tho I guess in fairness involuntary labor for prisoners is not really like slavery of innocent people but that’s why we have a corrupt criminal justice system to make up the difference 😃

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    • bagsy@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Black americans have the highest rate of incarceration for this exact reason. Racist cops, lawyers, and judges get to lock up black people and make them slaves.

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    • some_kind_of_guy@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Slavery, Part Deux: OOPS! ALL CRIMINALS!

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  • RobotToaster@mander.xyz ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    “If I could save the Union without freeing any slave, I would do it” - Lincoln

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    • ivanafterall@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

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