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 in the north was primarily in the shape of indentured slavery but slavery in the classic sense also existed side by side since 1619. Slavery in the north was abolished in the period of 1780-1804 and replaced with involuntary indentured servitude usually with contracts of 28 years duration.