Slavery Vs Chattel Slavery

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Heaven. Also in the New Testament, it is stated that God does not distinguish between masters and slaves, but rather everyone is equal in the eyes of God. “There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free man, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.” The Bible tends to reverse its opinions quite frequently between the Old and New Testament, whether it is about owning the slaves or mistreating them. The stories in the bible are very contradictory, and somewhat hypocritical, changing opinions frequently throughout every testament and passage.
Another reason the Europeans justified slavery was because during this time, slavery was widespread throughout Africa. A chattel slave is an individual that is treated as their master’s property that can be bought and sold. Although some may believe chattel slavery only existed in Europe as well as the United States, chattel slavery did exist throughout Africa as well.
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These slaves could be educated, and in some cases, were valued members of the family they were working for. There were categories of slaves in Africa that were treated as family members and people, however in the United States and Europe, slaves were very rarely treated with decency. This is why slavery in Europe and the slavery in Africa were very different, because of the way the slaves were treated. There is evidence of chattel slavery throughout Northern Africa as well as the Nile river valley, “but evidence is incomplete about the extent and practices of chattel slavery throughout much of the rest of the continent prior to written records by Arab or European traders.” Chattel slavery in Africa did exist, however Arab

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