slavery
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"This is an appropriate time and place for the King to maybe have a change of heart and issue that apology for slavery," he said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026
Mr. Specht follows the battle between free soil and slavery to Pottawatomie Creek, Kan., in 1856.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
Gouverneur Morris was ahead of his time on the slavery question, viciously attacking the Constitution’s Three-Fifths Compromise.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
On Tuesday, the King gave a speech at an event celebrating local youth and acknowledged "great suffering of the past" as he faced calls for slavery reparations.
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026
George Washington’s death in December 1799 ended the efforts to return Ona Judge Staines to slavery.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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