indentured
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Living in Guadeloupe, Ms. Sinnapah Mary is an Afro-Caribbean artist who is also the descendant of Indian indentured workers brought to the island by the French after slavery ended.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
The Bible had a solution for this: the tradition of Jubilee, a 50-year ritual of debt forgiveness, land restoration and the emancipation of slaves and indentured servants.
From Salon • Apr. 12, 2025
To me, indentured wealth feels like something that should be disbanded.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2024
A son of a once wealthy merchant family, Joyce was being sent to the West Indies to start his new life as an indentured servant.
From National Geographic • Jan. 11, 2024
It is not clear whether they were slaves or indentured servants, which means they would have to work for a number of years and then they would be free.
From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone
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