slavery
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But slavery ended not because some brave judge declared it unconstitutional, but because the people’s representatives in Congress passed the 13th Amendment to make it so.
From Slate ● Jul. 20, 2026
I spoke of most disastrous chances, Of moving accidents by flood and field; Of hairbreadth ’scapes i’ th’ imminent deadly breach; Of being taken by the insolent foe And sold to slavery.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
After two and a half centuries of triumphs and tragedies, slavery and freedom, civil war and world wars, multiple surveys indicate a nation divided about where it is and where it's going.
From Barron's ● Jul. 4, 2026
She references slavery alongside liberty, exclusion alongside opportunity and struggle alongside progress.
From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2026
Ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome had some type of slavery, usually based on the captivity of people conquered in wars.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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