slave
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The pope in “Magnifica Humanitas” also asks for “pardon”—from whom it’s unclear—for the church’s complicity in the slave trade and other forms of exploitation.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
Ghana was a major hub for the transatlantic slave trade when millions of people were captured and loaded on to ships, never to return home.
From BBC • May 27, 2026
The federal government was given the responsibility for putting down rebellions, which in practice meant crushing slave uprisings and resistance.
From Salon • May 14, 2026
Also read: I was a slave to credit-card debt, then I got laid off and turned my life around.
From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026
For the total slave population was now approaching 700,000, up from about 500,000 in the year of the Declaration of Independence.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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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