• crashfrog@lemmy.world
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    2 hours ago

    Yes, I would say that they were being paid, on account of the payments

    Hope that helps!

    • adjectivenoun@lemmy.world
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      37 minutes ago

      By this logic, there were no slaves at any point in American history because all those people we brought over from Africa and bred into servitude were paid in food and shelter.

      I really hope this is trolling.