hypocritexposer
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the indentured servitude of whites was comparable in most respects to the slavery endured by blacks. Voluntary indentures arriving in colonial America from Britain were sold on the block, subjected to backbreaking work on plantations, poorly fed and clothed, savagely punished for any disobedience, forbidden to marry without their master's permission, and whipped and branded for running away. Nor were indentures always voluntary: tens of thousands of convicts, beggars, homeless children and other undesirable Britons were transported to America against their will.
White Cargo: The Forgotten History of Britain's White Slaves in America (Paperback)
by Don Jordan (Author), Michael Walsh (Author)
http://www.amazon.com/White-Cargo-Forgotten-History-Britains/dp/0814742963