enslaved
Example Sentences
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Ghana has positioned itself as a gateway for diaspora return since launching the "Year of Return" initiative in 2019, which commemorated 400 years since enslaved Africans were first taken to North America.
From Barron's
Gospel music emerged from Afro-American culture in the 18th and 19th centuries - meaning it's rooted in the experiences of the conversion of enslaved African people to Christianity.
From BBC
Their spacious home served as an underground railroad station assisting enslaved men, women, and children escaping from southern states into Canada.
From Literature
“When trolls were enslaved by humans, maybe. But we don’t worry about a lot of the things humans fuss over. Simple needs make a simple life.”
From Literature
Even if the country was never home to the coastal forts from which the trafficking of African people was organised, many enslaved people passed through it on the way to the New World.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
