slaves
Example Sentences
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"He told us we were slaves," Amissah said.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
Most Muslims in the first American colonies had arrived from Africa as slaves.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
It depicts Caesar Rodney, who cast a clinching vote in the 1776 US Declaration of Independence from Britain but is viewed critically by some because he owned slaves.
From Barron's • May 17, 2026
Thirteen of the 39 signers of the Constitution were from the South, and it’s estimated that 25 delegates to the Constitutional Convention owned slaves.
From Salon • May 14, 2026
Most of the delegates were freed slaves, though the younger ones may have been born free.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
