Slavery In White House Poem by Richard Wlodarski

Slavery In White House

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President Jefferson
With hid God mighty pen
Selling to Madison
An indentured servant
White slave instead of black

Tuesday, April 19, 2022
Topic(s) of this poem: lessons of life,slavery
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COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Bri Edwards 19 April 2022

I'm sure slaves, indentured servants, and U.S. Postal workers [ I was one ] had better or worse treatment depending on the 'boss'. bri ;)

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Richard Wlodarski 19 April 2022

Yup! I had my share of slave drivers. Bosses from ! But I had learned valuable lessons from them all. Bri, I enjoyed these exchange of comments. And you had inspired me to write Black Slaves and White Indentured Servants. Thx for the inspiration!

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Bri Edwards 19 April 2022

So, indentured servants were under contract to work, and it was a specified and agreed upon number of years, unlike slaves who, I believe, signed no contract and were 'owned' until sold to another 'master', or the owner granted the slave freedom.

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Richard Wlodarski 19 April 2022

Bri, I'm quite familiar with the history of slaves and indentured servants. Prior to your latest comment, I was composing a clever little ditty about such.

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Bri Edwards 19 April 2022

The meaning of INDENTURED SERVANT is a person who signs and is bound by indentures to work for another for a specified time especially in return for payment of travel expenses and maintenance.

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Bri Edwards 19 April 2022

'his' or 'hid' God? ? : )

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Richard Wlodarski 19 April 2022

I meant 'his'. But 'hid' works quite well.

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