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In traditional African enslavement, what happened to enslaved people who integrated into the society of their captors?
They often had an opportunity to purchase their freedom.
They were generally not allowed to earn wages.
They were not allowed to marry.
They had few opportunities to improve their social position.
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They often had an opportunity to purchase their freedom.
In many pre‑colonial African societies slavery was not the fixed, hereditary chattel system typical of Atlantic plantation slavery. Enslaved people could be incorporated into households and kin networks, marry, earn wages or tips, own some property, and in many places buy or be granted manumission. Opportunities for social mobility varied by region and circumstance, but integration commonly made freedom and upward movement possible.
In many pre‑colonial African societies slavery was not the fixed, hereditary chattel system typical of Atlantic plantation slavery. Enslaved people could be incorporated into households and kin networks, marry, earn wages or tips, own some property, and in many places buy or be granted manumission. Opportunities for social mobility varied by region and circumstance, but integration commonly made freedom and upward movement possible.
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