Volunteering and Slavery

Volunteering at Stonefire in Titusville, and being forced to do hard, manual labor with no pay or benefits reminded me of slavery. When pondering on the idea of slavery, I thought about being forced to do hard work for long hours in inhospitable conditions. As I navigated throughout unstable piles of debris ready to collapse upon me and avoided every sharp corner and rusty metal object ready to stab me, I thought Stonefire must not really be too concerned about the safety of their volunteers. Even upon asking for safety procedures to protect me from the dangers of the job, I was informed nothing was available. As I continued doing more and more work, I was finally 
ready to just be done, ready to call it a day and go home, but I couldn't. I was still obligated to keep working so I could finish my required hours, even though my body was telling me enough is enough. It is after my experience at Stonefire that I realized that volunteering and slavery have much in common.