Slave
A slave is an individual who is considered the legal property of another person. In the United States, slavery was a common practice, particularly amongst Southern land owners up until the mid 19th century. Slave owners made slaves work on plantations, usually under harsh and violent conditions. All of the slaves in the United States at this time were of African descent, though most of them were actually born in the country. Slavery was abolished following the American Civil War. In sci-fi, slavery is a common practice among many alien cultures. In the Star Wars franchise, young Anakin Skywalker was a child slave before earning his freedom at the Boonta Eve Podrace in 32 BBY. In a later film, Princess Leia was briefly a slave for alien gangster Jabba the Hutt. She was freed when she used her slave chain to strangle him to death. In the Star Trek mythos, courtesans known as the Orion slave girls are auctioned off by members of the Orion Syndicate.
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