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A Black man who was enslaved by his white boss for 5 years should be given $546,000 in compensation, a court ruled. INSIDER 2 hrs ago salarshani@businessinsider.com (Sarah Al-Arshani) © J. Reuben Long Detention Center via AP This undated photo provided by the J. Reuben Long Detention Center in Conway, S.C shows Bobby Paul Edwards. J. Reuben Long Detention Center via AP In 2019, Bobby Paul Edwards was sentenced to 10 years in prison for enslaving an employee. Edwards coerced John Christopher Smith into working 100 hours a week without pay. An appellate court recently rul...

Article bookmarked Don't show me this message again✕ John Christopher Smith ( (ABC 15 News)) A Black man who was “effectively enslaved” by his white manager should be paid $546,000 (£394,000) for the five years he was forced to work without pay, a court has ruled. Bobby Paul Edwards coerced John Christopher Smith, who has a learning disability, to work for more than 100 hours a week at the J&J Cafeteria in Conway, South Carolina, between 2009 and 2014. Edwards was sentenced to 10 years in prison in 2019 after being investigated by the FBI and was ordered to pay Mr Smith a little ove...