plantation
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Audubon, who was born in Haiti and grew up in France, moved to Pennsylvania where he lived on his father's plantation.
From BBC • May 1, 2026
George grew up on a tobacco plantation approximately 30 miles southwest of Jamestown, Va., where in 1619 some of the first enslaved Africans in British North America were sold to colonists.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
In 1779, as British troops approached, the Silver Bluff plantation owner abandoned the property.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
From then on, the plantation system drove the expansion of slavery and the international slave trade, and eventually survived the demise of both.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
I look upon my departure from Colonel Lloyd’s plantation as one of the most interesting events of my life.
From "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass" by Frederick Douglass
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