slavery
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He has also claimed he rescued over 45,000 women and children from slavery around the world, like something from a high-stakes action movie.
From Salon • Jun. 8, 2026
Last month, she was told by the Home Office there were "reasonable grounds" to believe she had been a victim of modern slavery and trafficking and that it would investigate her case further.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
Tuesday's vote came after the lower house last week backed repealing outdated slavery legislation that was never annulled despite the practice being abolished in 1848.
From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026
Nearby, is a large poster, with text penned by famed slavery abolitionist Frederick Douglass, that was carried in a 1863 parade during the Civil War that calls "Men of Color, To Arms! To Arms!"
From Barron's • May 29, 2026
If this was freedom under the British, it must have seemed no different from slavery.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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