Who kept the first slaves?
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I think slavery goes back before recorded history.
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Actually slavery started in Africa among the tribes...trading their own for weapons, food, etc....It expanded to Europe (Dutch) and then became a world renown fad that traveled to America. ;)
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Basically since the beginning of mankind (Biblical or otherwise.)
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The earliest written record I'm aware of is the Code of Hammurabi, around 1800 BC. That refers to slavery as an established element of society. Law 7 - 'If any one buy from the son or the slave of another man, without witnesses or a contract, silver or gold, a male or female slave, an ox or a sheep, an ass or anything, or if he take it in charge, he is considered a thief and shall be put to death.' Sadly, I think it could be almost as old as we are.
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