slave
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In the mural “Troubled Island,” Noni Olabisi chronicles the Haitian struggle for independence, including how suffering under French colonists led to the 1791 slave rebellion.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
The Interior Department recently installed a statue of Caesar Rodney, a Delaware signer of the Declaration of Independence and a slave owner, in Washington’s Freedom Plaza.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
France abolished enslaving humans more than 170 years ago, and in 2001 recognised slavery and the slave trade as "crimes against humanity".
From Barron's • May 28, 2026
It was used in closing speeches of four people who pulled down the statue of slave trader Edward Colston in Bristol in June 2020 - all four defendants were acquitted despite admitting their involvement.
From BBC • May 12, 2026
Although the slave trade—particularly the taking of African people to the Americas, where they would be forced to work—was centuries old, the voyage of the São José signaled a new era in the practice.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
Vocabulary lists containing slave
"Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad"
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Workshop 4, Part 1
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Ancient Greece, Lessons 4–8
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