enslavement

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The country successfully pushed for a UN resolution in March, which recognised the enslavement of Africans as the "gravest crime against humanity".

From BBC • May 27, 2026

It also serves as a reminder of the need for a wider lens when thinking about enslavement and freedom throughout the Americas today.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 4, 2026

Accidents and misfortunes, especially being captured in wartime, could lead to enslavement.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

Historical analogies provide strategic inspiration: just as abolitionists once argued persuasively that human slavery was a moral abomination, modern activists might convincingly frame AI "enslavement" as ethically unacceptable and strategically dangerous for humanity’s future.

From Salon • May 17, 2025

But the invention and widespread use of machines made the further direct enslavement of men economically impossible, and so slavery ended.

From "Native Son" by Richard Wright