• CarmineCatboy [he/him]
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    2 years ago

    they weren’t locked out of key social institutions like marriages

    slaves married even in colonial times

    • 420blazeit69 [he/him]
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      2 years ago

      https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marriage_of_enslaved_people_(United_States)

      Tennessee was the only slave state that allowed for marriage among enslaved people with the owner's consent.

      • CarmineCatboy [he/him]
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        2 years ago

        now that you've googled that you can start learning about the rest of the world too