chattel

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Within months of her 1836 arrival in New York, Ernestine Rose, a Polish-born rabbi’s daughter, began traveling around the United States condemning women’s subjugation, economic inequality, organized religion, and chattel slavery.

From Slate • Apr. 10, 2025

It has been 159 years since the 13th Amendment was ratified, ending chattel slavery.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 15, 2024

At the beginning of the year, the Church of England and Church Commissioners published research into the Church's deep implication in the transatlantic chattel slavery.

From BBC • Aug. 20, 2023

Black and brown Americans face unique disparities in access to education and intergenerational wealth that result from the rippling effects of chattel slavery and racial discrimination throughout U.S. history.

From Scientific American • Jul. 18, 2023

There were many freemen in South Carolina who’d relocated for the so-called opportunities, but they’d served their time as chattel.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead