Was Ellison’s “Battle Royal” Real?

A Slate article helps dispel the idea of human “cock fighting” —

http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2012/12/24/django_unchained_mandingo_fighting_were_any_slaves_really_forced_to_fight.html

Also, see David Blight’s books on the history of American Slavery.

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