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Slavery and the Ferocity of Brutes
Witness accounts of slave markets and sales included a customary way of scrambling and bidding by purchasers; accounts described the savagery of the free-for-all, where buyers try to encircle the largest numbers of choice slaves with a rope, yanking the slaves in a crazed and panicked manner, sometimes causing them to hurl themselves over the wall and run madly through the town.
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The legality of past laws surrounding slavery are debated in comparison to modern standards.
2:13:30 - 2:16:45 (03:15)
Summary
The legality of past laws surrounding slavery are debated in comparison to modern standards. While lawyers representing the past may cite measures taken, the treatment and ethical considerations of enslaved people are still the main topic of criticism.
ChapterSlavery and the Ferocity of Brutes
EpisodeShow 68 - BLITZ Human Resources
PodcastDan Carlin's Hardcore History
Slaves were sold through a barbaric system called the 'slave scramble' where an agreed price was set and buyers would rush in and try to grab their pick.
2:16:45 - 2:20:57 (04:11)
Summary
Slaves were sold through a barbaric system called the 'slave scramble' where an agreed price was set and buyers would rush in and try to grab their pick. Hordes of purchasers rushed in and grabbed the slaves as if they were 'pieces of meat'.