Killing the Old-World tradition of involuntary servitude ranks with Declaration of Independence in freeing us from our European past. The obligations of the enslaved person to his/her master and of the master to the enslaved person were written into law. There were 3.9 million enslaved people counted in the 1860 U. S. Census out of a total population of 31.4 million. The holiday is long overdue. She is a retired staff writer and editorial writer for the Herald-Index.

Source: The North Africa Journal June 26, 2021 12:33 UTC