Richard Hellie
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LOCATION: Chicago, IL, United States
Professor of Russian History, University of Chicago. Author of Slavery in Russia, 1450–1725.
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Slavery, condition in which one human being was owned by another. A slave was considered by law as property, or chattel, and was deprived of most of the rights ordinarily held by free persons. What do you think? Explore the ProCon debate There is no consensus on what a slave was or on how the…
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