Plantations in the American South
Controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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Enslavement and forced plantation labor
The plantation system was generally dependent on the enslavement of Africans and African Americans before abolition. Enslaved people were compelled to work in fields, processing facilities, households, and skilled occupations under systems enforced by law, surveillance, and violence.