Modern Day Slavery In America

Slavery in America has changed greatly today than in the early 1800s. Although slavery hasn’t completely dissolved, the way it is viewed upon nowadays and what type of work slaves are being used for, are very different.

In the early 1800s, legally owning a slave was a very public thing. Nowadays slavery is considered illegal across most countries and is seen as a cruel act. Despite slavery being illegal in the U.S people still continue using slaves. In the early 1800s, most slaves were used for harsh labor in the fields. Today, human trafficking is mostly exercised through other various forms aside from forced labor such as;forced marriage, domestic servitude, bonded labor, child labor and sex trafficking. During the 1800s, slave owners wanted a long-term relationship with their slaves. In modern day, slave owners don’t really care as much about how long a slave works so long as they produce enough profit for them, so most of the slave workers last a short-term. …show more content…
Modern day abolitionist work hard through to promote programs and organizations against slavery. You could become a modern day abolitionist by helping donate to those programs that go out and help victims from slavery. You could educate people on what is human trafficking and the different forms, so more people get involved in the movement and are more aware of their