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
When the Revolution began in 1775, 450,000 enslaved people lived in British North America, the vast majority in the Southern colonies.
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
Although both the air and the water were freezing, Captain Perreira, his entire crew, and some of the enslaved people made it to safety.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
