There is no "back then". We still do slavery in the USA. Not only that, but the 13th amendment expressly provides an allowance for slavery to continue: "Neithe

There is no "back then". We still do slavery in the USA. Not only that, but the 13th amendment expressly provides an allowance for slavery to continue: "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction." Removing the "get 12 angry white men to say guilty to enslave a human" would be a good start to reversing the historical wrongs this country continues to propagate. And before the "Wellakshuallys": chattel slavery is illegal. Now it's just gatekept by a jury. And with extreme police harassment towards black people, along with black communities significantly in worse poverty, means that they are the primary target towards prison-slavery. And it's effectively the same result as chattel, but with a legal nod. Edit: And here comes the -1's for citing facts.