Some Southern colonies called negro chattel slavery by the name "peculiar institution".
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Some Southern colonies called negro chattel slavery by the name "peculiar institution".
The "Peculiar Institution" was and remains a common euphemism for slavery in the U.S. southern slave states. People to this day will speak of "the South's Peculiar Institution" as a way of referring to slavery without actually using the word "slavery."
The "Peculiar Institution" was and remains a common euphemism for slavery in the U.S. southern slave states. People to this day will speak of "the South's Peculiar Institution" as a way of referring to slavery without actually using the word "slavery."
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Slavery was referred to as the "peculiar institution" because it was unique to the American South and played a distinctive role in shaping its economy, society, and culture. The term highlighted the distinctiveness of slavery in the United States compared to other forms of labor systems around the world.
That was the old way of referring to slavery. The word "peculiar" today means strange or odd, but in the 1800s, it meant uniquely one's own. Keeping slaves was unique to the southern United States, and rather than just saying that, people had some polite expressions that did not sound as harsh and covered up how brutal slavery was.
i don't know about the following but a well known euphemism for slavery is the "peculiar institution"
"The peculiar institution" set the South apart from the rest of the country.
Diane Henderson has written: 'A Peculiar Proposition' 'Guide to basic reference materials for Canadian libraries' -- subject(s): Bibliography, Reference books
Manifest Destiny led to expanded territory. When the population of these territories became enough for statehood, people worried about the senate seats being equal numbers of slave states and free states. Southern states wanted to protect their "peculiar institution."