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		sarchertech 3 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Microsoft has urged its employees on H-1B and H-4 ... Slavery was around long before the US existed. In Ancient Rome it was much more common for slaves to buy their way out of slavery..

seadan83 88 days ago [–]

Sure, but the context is America. It would have been helpful to make clear you are referring to other systems of slavery (for which i would still want to see data for).

Again, the resources I found in a quick search state about 5M slaves in Rome, and buying freedom was uncommon.

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