Slaves : The practice of buying and selling human beings for money, sexual pleasure, etc.
Slavery is an illegal practice of buying and selling human beings for money, physical labour, sexual trafficking, etc. It is the injustice carried against a group of people since the distant past. There is a mention of slaves in many religious texts. Hence, it is an ancient practice.
Since the Americans bought people from Africa and sold them as slaves in their native country, a misconception has grown in people that dark-skinned people are inferior to the white-skinned people and should always follow their orders.
Since the abolishment of slavery in the United States in the 1800s, the distinction between people of colour and others has not been much of an improvement. The people of colour still carry on the shame and resentment of their ancestors. White people suspect the coloured for every little crime, and the people of colour always see the white-skinned as their enemy. It is a vicious cycle which must come to an end. Let us vow not to judge people based on their skin colour or culture. Let us vow to be humans.
