slave
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The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 was something Thoreau not just railed against but acted against, smuggling several enslaved people to Canada.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026
Franklin Pierce, although a Northerner, fiercely defended slavery while signing the Kansas-Nebraska Act and enforcing the Fugitive Slave Act; he was a drunkard to boot.
From Salon • Jul. 26, 2025
Benin's coastline is part of what was once known as the Slave Coast - a major departure point for enslaved Africans shipped across the Atlantic Ocean to the Americas.
From BBC • Jul. 24, 2025
What the Fugitive Slave Act does—and Sumner is part of this—is supercharge what’s called political antislavery.
From Slate • Jul. 10, 2025
While I’m still deciding if I’m gonna skip class, I tell myself that I’m only going to read Life of a Slave Girl for five minutes.
From "The Skin I'm In" by Sharon G. Flake
Vocabulary lists containing slave
"Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad"
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Workshop 4, Part 1
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Ancient Greece, Lessons 4–8
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