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slavery

noun as in condition of being enslaved

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But could slavery ever be defeated without force?

Part of the far right’s appeal is to say: “If they lied to you about climate change and Covid, how do you know they’re not lying to you about the Holocaust and slavery?”

The Supreme Court’s 1857 Dred Scott decision effectively removed all territorial restrictions on slavery.

He said because many had been through traumatic experiences, including war, detention and modern day slavery, housing them in old barracks was "not the best accommodation for people who had undergone these experiences".

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A Jewish homeland in backwaters of the Ottoman empire seemed unattainable, and pressing domestic concerns like slavery and temperance took precedence.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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