slave trade

noun

: trafficking of enslaved people

especially, in U.S. history : the business or practice of capturing, transporting, selling, and buying enslaved African people for profit prior to the American Civil War

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The fact that the South Pacific slave trade arose just as the United States became embroiled in a conflict over slavery is no coincidence. —

Shoshi Parks, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Dec. 2024 For Amos, who began researching his own family’s history in Africa in 1970, exploring the horrors of the slave trade on screen was a deeply personal and moving experience. —

Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 1 Oct. 2024 The first is how Americans came to embrace various foods and cuisines from Africa that were brought over during the era of the brutal transatlantic slave trade. —

Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2024 The bustling port city was a cornerstone of the colonial slave trade, fostering a vibrant Afro-Mexican community. —

Richard Villegas, Rolling Stone, 19 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for slave trade