enslaved

Example Sentences

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She thought that the situation of enslaved people’s children was not something that could be settled on the basis of any domicile requirement.

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

Mezzo Ronnita Miller made the enslaved Tituba, the only character with actual conjuring experience, a properly alien presence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

And the U.S. began that relationship with the free Cuban people, many of whom had been enslaved by Spain, not by inviting them to the negotiation table in France but by dictating terms.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026

Along with its cargo of merchandise, the Nancy carried a fugitive passenger, an enslaved woman escaping her bondage.

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