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Date: 2007-12-06 21:07
Subject: A family enslaved until 1961
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Yes, you read that right. Apparently in some out of the way areas of the South, slavery went on well into the 20th century, as illustrated by this article: Slavery Continued Until 1961 for the Wall Family.

These people were forced to work without pay, beaten, raped, half starved, and passed from one white family to another. The rest of the community knew about it: several times family members ran away, only to be forcibly returned by neighbors.

At the end of the article is a video of the grown children recounting a few of the things they experienced, as well as a lawyer who's trying to get restitution for people living today who suffered through the same thing.

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