slaves
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The people of South Memphis have suffered through years of pollution from factories in Boxtown, founded by freed slaves after the Emancipation Proclamation of 1863.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
Estimates vary as to how many slaves are on Sumba.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
In 1790, the year of the first US Census, there were approximately four million Americans, including slaves.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
“When we were the political slaves of King George, and wanted to be free, we called the maxim that ‘all men are created equal’ a self-evident truth,” Lincoln wrote in 1855.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
But the presence of slaves in Philadelphia would create a problem for Washington.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
