slaves

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The White Lion brought the first African slaves to Virginia in 1619.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

He also acknowledged that earlier in the Middle Ages, ecclesiastical institutions had their own slaves.

From BBC • May 27, 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

In the same room on the same date in 1861, one hundred and four years earlier, President Abraham Lincoln had signed a bill freeing slaves impressed into the service of the Confederate army.

From "Because They Marched" by Russell Freedman