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Five facts about life under slavery

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1.India has the largest slave population in the modern world with over 14 million slaves.
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Ancient Romans celebrated "Saturnalia", a festival in which slaves and their masters would switch places.
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Benjamin Franklin attempted to abolish slavery already in 1790.
4.America's first slave owner was a black man.5.A Slave in America in 1850 would cost over US$12,000 in 2013 dollars.
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