slaves

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Sparta’s class of elite warriors were freed from ordinary work, their needs met by slaves.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

It depicts Caesar Rodney, who cast a clinching vote in the 1776 US Declaration of Independence from Britain but is viewed critically by some because he owned slaves.

From Barron's • May 17, 2026

Thirteen of the 39 signers of the Constitution were from the South, and it’s estimated that 25 delegates to the Constitutional Convention owned slaves.

From Salon • May 14, 2026

A bank official said that the bank’s reasoning was that the debt owed ensured that the customers were slaves to the bank in perpetuity.

From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026

Clinton thought that freeing the patriots’ slaves would weaken their armies and the American will to fight.

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