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The United States is linked to peonage as the nation where the practice was legally outlawed by early legislation [1] and where it persisted as a form of involuntary servitude following the Thirteenth Amendment [2]. Furthermore, the practice saw a significant surge within the United States after the legal emancipation of enslaved people in 1865 [3].

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Bonded Labor | Debt Bondage or Peonage - End Slavery Now endslaverynow.org End Slavery Now 2 facts

claimThe practice of peonage surged in the United States following the legal emancipation of enslaved people in 1865.

claimThe earliest United States legislation outlawed bonded labor under the Spanish term 'peonage'.

History of forced labor in the United States - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia 1 fact

claimFollowing the Emancipation Proclamation and the adoption of the Thirteenth Amendment, involuntary servitude persisted in the United States through forms such as convict leasing, peonage, and sharecropping.