Here we take another look at Mencius's discussion of human nature in association with his definition of ren/jen, and get at a better understanding of the Mencian approach to the human being. 1. Ren/jen (human heartedness/humaneness) as innate human nature
Slavery in the United States was the legal institution of human chattel slavery that existed in the United States of America in the 18th and 19th centuries after it gained independence and before the end of the American Civil War.
Slavery was officially abolished in the US by means of the 13th amendment to the constitution, which was enacted in 1865. Since it is now 2013 (as I type) that was 148 years aâ¦go. No one who was a slave in 1865 is still living today. 4 people found this useful.