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The Spanish slave ship Guerrero broke apart near the Florida Keys in December 1827.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026

Only after France lost Haiti to a slave revolt that began in 1791 did Napoleon turn decisively from the New World to pursue his European ambitions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

The term "ancilla" comes from a Latin word meaning "slave" or "servant."

From Science Daily ● Nov. 5, 2026

In his speech the King spoke of the slave trade as a shameful chapter that filled his heart with sorrow as he delivered his main speech at the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

The higher figure produces a total cost of about $140 million to emancipate the entire slave population in 1790.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

But the divers are convinced that site 2-04 is the final resting place of the Guerrero and the slaves it was carrying.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026

Mississippi elected two Black U.S. senators and a lieutenant governor, and former slaves and their offspring enjoyed freedom of speech, movement and opportunity.

From Salon ● Nov. 3, 2026

In 1833, the U.K. agreed to spend 40% of the government’s annual budget to buy the freedom of slaves across its empire.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

The leaders of the Free Soil Party, which ultimately formed part of the Republican Party, opposed the allocation of land conquered from Mexico to giant plantations worked by chattel slaves.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

“How can Mr. Pinkerton be an abolitionist if he’s from Texas? Everybody knows that’s a slave state. Do you think he’s really hiding runaway slaves at his own house?”

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan

It often means we lose a lot in the edit, scenes that we’ve slaved over, beautifully shot work, prized moments, but his instincts are always, always right.”

From Washington Times ● Nov. 15, 2019

But what’s crucial, what gives me some infinitesimal measure of hope, is that this book I wrote and slaved over every day and obsessed over for years will still be out there.

From Salon ● May 12, 2013

Kee slaved away on features about the way Britain was shaping up for the future and trying to live down its colonial past.

From The Guardian ● Jan. 11, 2013

Any frustration at how he’s been depicted in the media, and by fans of the show he slaved over for seven seasons, vanishes.

From Slate ● Dec. 5, 2012

All day I slaved away, scrubbing down her porch, sorting buttons, picking dead flies from her screen door.

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool

“If you’re gonna sacrifice all your time, slaving away working for big corporations and stuff like that, you should at least be able to, you know, buy a candy bar or something.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026

St. Patrick offered evocative details of slaving and missionary work in the lands around the Irish Sea.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026

The UK, which was one of the major slaving nations before going on to lead the fight to abolish the trade, has also repeatedly ruled out paying reparations.

From BBC ● Mar. 27, 2026

Hergé, the illustrator and writer of Tintin and another of my great heroes, once drew a picture of himself slaving at the desk, with Tintin holding a whip over him showing a sort of disdain.

From Salon ● Nov. 21, 2022

Perhaps this time, when you fail, you’ll wonder if it’s worthwhile slaving for the gods.

From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan