plantation
Example Sentences
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The domestic slave trade exploded as the Upper South sold people to cotton and sugar plantations, financed by London banks.
With the 1793 invention of the cotton gin—which separated cotton fibers from its seeds with a previously undreamed-of efficiency—America’s plantation economy expanded exponentially and so did its use of slave labor.
Bernard Alexander, a lawyer for Diaz, during opening statements on Monday compared the Fremont plant to a "plantation" where Black workers were targeted for harassment and their complaints were ignored by managers.
From Reuters
“Too much of Prince George’s represents loss, memory and legacy,” he said, pointing to former slave plantations in the county of which many people have little knowledge.
From Washington Post
In 2010, the University of Mississippi replaced its longtime mascot, a Southern plantation owner known as Colonel Reb, with the Rebel Black Bear.
From New York Times
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