bondage

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His 1845 autobiography, a blistering tale of bondage in Maryland and a daring flight to freedom, remains one of history’s fiercest attacks on slavery.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 24, 2025

During the same oral argument, you had Neil Gorsuch insisting that the book "Pride Puppy" involved a sex worker who was into bondage.

From Salon • May 16, 2025

“Have they read the harrowing history of their ancestors’ bondage in Egypt to no purpose?” one writer in a Jewish periodical asked of pro-slavery Jews.

From Slate • Apr. 10, 2025

"Slavery-like conditions", as defined by Brazilian law, include debt bondage and work that violates human dignity.

From BBC • Dec. 24, 2024

Isaac often described the people who held him in bondage as kind and decent.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis