The distinction is made however, in verse 44-46 that "thy bondsmen shall be of the heathen around you the children of the strangers shall be your bondsmen forever11 ", showing the similarities in the inherited and permanent status of enslavement akin to the Africans. ...

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Although there were some individuals who opposed slavery, most of the Englishmen viewed slaves as strangers and they commonly referred to them as savages, pagans, and uncivilized, often comparing them to animals (Foner 97). ...

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Captivity narratives were popular with readers in both American and the European communities. Captivity narratives of Americans relate the experiences of whites enslaved by Native Americans and Africans enslaved by Americans. Two widely read captivity narratives are The Interesting Narrative of the ...

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