enslavement

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Critics have also voiced concern about the classification of African enslavement as "the gravest crime against humanity".

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

Had California remained part of Mexico, it would have been in this larger, earlier wave of abolition, rather than seeing the continuation or return of enslavement.

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

Individual black men and women protested their enslavement in every way imaginable—running away, stealing, killing themselves rather than living in bondage.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson