As we exit the month of February, flooded with Black History observances and information, we often find much emphasis on slavery. As I like to explore definitions I was especially intrigued with those of “slavery” among which we find the most common (especially during Black History Month) to be, “the practice or system of owning slaves,” and “a condition compared to that of a slave in respect of exhausting labor or restricted freedom.”
These are the ones most recognizable and remembered. I find a third one, however to be far more detrimental affecting so many in so many ways as it can neither be easily recognized, legislated nor controlled. Continue reading “A Closer look at slavery”…