enslave
Example Sentences
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The Declaration proclaimed all men created equal, yet the new nation’s economy depended on enslaved labor in the South and indentured servitude in the North.
When the English looked to Africa, they now “wanted to know by what means persons were enslaved there and whether this was done in a manner that one could come to accept.”
The war that to Brown had clear “sides” — white pro-slavery forces against Black enslaved people — has grown more dynamic and complex.
From Salon
At the dawn of the nineteenth century, Gabriel Prosser and hundreds of enslaved people in Virginia planned a revolt.
From Salon
De Niro then referenced changes to Florida’s school curriculum in which students are taught that enslaved African Americans had “developed skills” which could be used “for their personal benefit.”
From Los Angeles Times
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