Slavery is has been apart of our history since the dawn of humans and I always been intrigued by it. The concept of other humans owning or having control over another group of humans peaks my interest. The question I’ve had on my mind for a long time was “Why is Slavery Last as long as it did”. I usually dwell on this topic when it comes to history because I feel like slavery shouldn’t have been dragged on as it did. Slavery was here in America for hundreds of years and people thought in their heads that I was okay to inhumanely treat people like they are animals and without respect. Due to a variety of factors, slavery a disturbing chapter in human history again persisted for centuries. It served as a profit-generating dark engine for various industries offering a cheap and plentiful labor force. Social dehumanization of slaves was crucial in defending their abhorrent treatment. Because of racial prejudice and a sense of cultural superiority, society has been able to ignore the blatant injustices. Laws were bent to uphold this unjust system reinforcing the status quo. Legal systems also played a part. Abolishing slavery required challenging deeply ingrained beliefs and traditions as well as changing the law. It was challenging to escape this cycle of suffering due to the opposition to change and economic interests. With Slavery lasting as long as it did gave people the power and the  resources to conduct evil schemes and do wild things to people that didn’t  deserve it. Mordern day slavery is also a thing as well. People work for little to no money or just no money at all, basically free labor. Children work in factories and produce products such as toys and electronics for America. Why did slavery last as long as it did and why is it still around today?