Slavery in Shulchan Aruch

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Hey folks! I’m new here. It sure is cozy to be posting on a forum like the good ole’ days ( 2000s ). I’m a lay anthropologist, and lately I’ve been interested in Judaism. I was wondering if anyone knows what is said about human slavery and slave trafficking/upkeep in the Shulchan Aruch. Slavery was still prevalent at this time, and I am mainly curious about the real history of how it began to go the way of the dodo. 

Thanks Everyone

[Robert]

At the time of the Jewish Scriptures, slavery existed in the world as the norm. The Torah which applied to the Israelite community, sought to convert slavery of Israelites into a work contract, at the expiry of which the owner/employer was required to give the departing worker a financial boost to help them become independent. People who fell into servitude usually did so due to debt. 

This system did not apply to non-Jews, due to, as I assume, slavery being normal for the non-Jewish world.