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Several African and Caribbean countries have called for a formal apology and reparations from countries that benefited from the transatlantic slave trade.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

Modern British royals have expressed remorse for the brutal slave trade that enriched their ancestors, but like the UK government have not issued an official apology for the slave trade.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

The palace said discussions about the colonial legacy and the slave trade were "important" but "primarily matters for governments to address".

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

The researchers say the register lays bare the breadth of which individuals contributed financially to the slave trade - from monarchs and politicians, to plumbers and clergymen.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026

Gerry then presented his own personal estimate of the revenue required to compensate the slave owners for purchasing their slaves at current market value and came up with the figure of $10 million.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

“We were slaves to the fiat system,” she said, “but Bitcoin brought hope back into my life, hope that I can retire someday.”

From Slate ● Sep. 20, 2026

By the middle of the 17th century, the Spanish had transported up to 300,000 African slaves to the Americas, mostly to Mexico and Peru.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

If the phrase “all men are created equal” was meant to include black people, Taney reasoned, why had so many Founders owned slaves?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

Many Church of England clergy independently owned slaves, and a recent report by the Church's endowment fund reported the institution made large investments in the slave trade from which it made huge sums of money.

From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026

In a proclamation, the British governor general of Virginia, John Murray, Earl of Dunmore, announced that slaves or indentured servants who left their owners to fight with the British would be freed.

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

It often means we lose a lot in the edit, scenes that we’ve slaved over, beautifully shot work, prized moments, but his instincts are always, always right.”

From Washington Times ● Nov. 15, 2019

On the days my mom slaved over her dissertation on American syncretism, my dad would bring home McDonald’s or Chick-fil-A.

From The Guardian ● Sep. 5, 2019

The people who served and quite literally slaved under the merchant class had little chance at accessing knowledge in those books and libraries and experiencing democracy in any real way.

From Slate ● Nov. 10, 2015

This work that my dad slaved over for 10 years now will have a new life.

From New York Times ● Feb. 7, 2014

Years and years the son-in-law slaved to pay for his wife.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

St. Patrick offered evocative details of slaving and missionary work in the lands around the Irish Sea.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026

Chefs rarely get Christmas off - if they are not cooking for customers, they are slaving over a hot stove for family.

From BBC ● Dec. 22, 2022

Hergé, the illustrator and writer of Tintin and another of my great heroes, once drew a picture of himself slaving at the desk, with Tintin holding a whip over him showing a sort of disdain.

From Salon ● Nov. 21, 2022

Liverpool, for example, has the oldest Black community in Europe, and more than 2,000 slaving ships were built in the city’s docks between 1701 and 1810.

From New York Times ● Oct. 14, 2022

I thought of quiet Hatun, my older brother, slaving away on the distant roads.

From "The Ugly One" by Leanne Statland Ellis