enslaved
Example Sentences
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Instead of fleeing north, as thousands of enslaved African-Americans would do in the 19th century, he headed southwest toward North Carolina.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
The result is an inspiring portrait of an enslaved man whose “relentless pursuit of greater liberty,” Mr. O’Malley writes, “pushed America toward those lofty ideals despite being disenfranchised.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
So if we’re going to tie the status of children to whether their parents are “domiciled,” under Sauer’s own theory, why would the children of formerly enslaved people be citizens at all?
From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026
Dr Erieka Bennett, who leads the Ghana-based Diaspora African Forum, told the BBC the vote had a personal meaning for the descendants of people who were enslaved, like her.
From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026
Up to this point, the vast majority of enslaved people taken to the Americas had been captured in West Africa.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
