slaving

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The UK, which was one of the major slaving nations before going on to lead the fight to abolish the trade, has also repeatedly ruled out paying reparations.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

Hergé, the illustrator and writer of Tintin and another of my great heroes, once drew a picture of himself slaving at the desk, with Tintin holding a whip over him showing a sort of disdain.

From Salon • Nov. 21, 2022

If I had a portrait of Akroma-Ampim to display, I would tell people what I know of him, including his role within a culture and economy of slaving.

From New York Times • Sep. 28, 2021

“Dreams is dangerous / Ain’t no saving us / ain’t no slaving us,” Woods raps at the beginning of the album.

From Washington Post • Mar. 25, 2021

"I hate to say it after the way Mother’s been slaving over a hot Sterno can,” said Ernestine, "but we’re starving.”

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey