Mises Daily
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Murray N. Rothbard
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[This article is excerpted from Conceived in Liberty , volume 1, chapter 6, “The Social Structure of Virginia: Bondservants and Slaves”. An MP3 audio file of this article, narrated by Floy Lilley, is available for download .] Until the 1670s, the bulk of forced labor in Virginia was indentured service (largely white, but some Negro); Negro slavery