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The Trade in Men
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How does Du Bois distinguish ordinary pre-modern slavery, "universal among primitive peoples," from the trade that developed after the fifteenth century?
A
There is no distinction; all slavery throughout history was identical
B
Primitive slavery put captives to light domestic and field tasks, with small numbers who could rise to high position; the new trade was founded on racial caste as the basis of an industrial system, on a vastly larger scale
C
Primitive slavery was harsher and more racially based than the modern trade
D
The modern trade only ever affected a small fraction of Africa
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