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Alenkinab [10]
3 years ago
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1 answer:
KiRa [710]3 years ago
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Answer: Because they were property.

Explanation: Slave owners did not let slaves keep their names because they were merely property that was constantly being bought and sold. If you don't have a name then you're seen as an object, people simply didn't feel bad for objects.

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