bondage
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In 1855, he published his second autobiography, “My Bondage and My Freedom.”
From Seattle Times • Feb. 14, 2024
Living in Bondage, the 1992 Igbo language film that pioneered this new wave, was a huge crossover hit and inspired a cascade of production activity across the country.
From The Verge • Aug. 13, 2021
She wandered into the Douglasses’ lives in 1856, seeking permission to translate his second autobiography, “My Bondage and My Freedom,” into German.
From New York Times • Nov. 5, 2018
Without freeing his own five slaves, Benjamin Franklin endorsed their views and joined Benezet’s Society for the Relief of Free Negroes Unlawfully Held in Bondage, America’s first abolition society, and eventually served as its president.
From Textbooks • Jan. 18, 2018
Bondage has been shown to arise in wars and intestine feuds, and to be nurtured by evil passions, by avarice, and by worldly interest.
From The Highlands of Ethiopia by Harris, William Cornwallis
Vocabulary lists containing bondage
Michelle Obama's Speech at the 2016 DNC
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The Tempest
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