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bondage

[bon-dij] / ˈbɒn dɪdʒ /


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“This festival is intended to lift up our ancestors that came to this country in bondage, terrorized, brutalized,” Ludlow said outside City Hall on Wednesday.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 5, 2026

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

"I refuse to be trapped by the bondage that someone attempted to put on me by attacking us as they did last night," he told reporters.

From BBC Apr. 13, 2025

It is well known that the 14th Amendment revolutionized our Constitution, changing a document that sanctioned bondage into one that promised liberation and equal citizenship.

From Slate Apr. 19, 2024

Mabel hadn’t spent her freedom saving money to buy her daughter out of bondage, that was certain.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead




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