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
Because if we think about domicile as “presence with intent to remain,” well, enslaved people didn’t intend to remain anywhere!
From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026
Most of the reparations paid by governments came in the form of compensation to slave owners in the 19th Century, rather than to those who had been enslaved.
From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026
Often younger enslaved men tried to run away, or sometimes simply leave the plantation without permission—perhaps to visit a girlfriend at a nearby plantation.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
