Therefore , Perkinson perceived this system as a continuation of slavery .
Perkinson describes the historical system as being punishment - only and primarily motivated to suppress black people when it was no longer possible to legally enslave them without their having committed a crime .
Perkinson perceived this system as a continuation of slavery .
Perkinson describes the historical system as being punishment - only and primarily motivated to suppress black people when it was no longer possible to legally enslave them without their having committed a crime .