slaves
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In the 18th Century, the Church's missionary wing ran plantations and owned hundreds of slaves, which helped fund its work across the Americas and beyond.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
Estimates vary as to how many slaves are on Sumba.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
Launched in 1966, the carnival celebrates Caribbean culture and the freedom of slaves after emancipation.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
A project called “Last Seen: Finding Families After Slavery” has compiled thousand of ads taken out in hundreds of newspapers nationwide between the 1830s and 1920s by former slaves searching for loved ones.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
Moreover, the threat of violence often deterred blacks from pressing legitimate claims, making the “civil rights” of former slaves largely illusory—existing on paper but rarely to be found in real life.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
