What was the difference between European medieval slavery and American civil war era slavey?

by northmidwest

What was European 1300's to 1500's slavery like? Specifically early pre American Portuguese slavery from Mali?

Bruce24569

Yes. For one, medieval slavery was not based on race. That came about with the Atlantic slave trade.

Secondly, in the medieval era, the children of slaves were not considered to be born as slaves.

Thirdly, slaves in the medieval era were at least recognized as human, and while they were considered property were generally treated as though they had some rights. This is also partly because of the lack of racism.