enslaved
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History textbooks often include the story of the Underground Railroad, an organized network of secret routes, places and people that guided enslaved populations from the South to abolitionist Northern states.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
When he visited Monticello in the summer of 1801, having begun his presidency earlier that year, Jefferson vaccinated his entire family and his enslaved workers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
Born enslaved in Virginia around 1742, he escaped from captivity many times.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
In the 1800s, some formerly enslaved Africans and their descendants migrated back to the continent from countries like Brazil and Cuba.
From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026
Then we run—out of the dock, past the memorial for the enslaved, through the recreational fields, and back to her house.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
