slaves
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“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
Though the first African slaves in Virginia arrived in 1619, comparatively few black captives came to the English colonies of the North American mainland during the period covered in “Contested Continent.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
The book is full of observant judgments: on the aggressive response of the legal system to fugitive slaves, for instance, or on the importance of slavery in Rome’s extensive mining industry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Jamestown is one of the oldest districts in the city, a community originally built around a British coastal fort where slaves were brought, traded and then sent on ships to the Americas.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
In 1795, the Destrehan Plantation, located in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana, was home to numerous slaves; among them was Abigail Humburg.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
