1
as in enslavement
the state of being an enslaved person
a child born into slavery
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2
as in labor
very hard or unpleasant work
endured the slavery of working in the coal mines every day of his adult life
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Whereas, California constructed monuments, memorials, markers, and plaques to preserve and memorialize Confederate principles, glorifying subjugation, slavery, and white supremacy.
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Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 3 Oct. 2024
From the economic impact of slavery and Civil War, to Jim Crow laws, to the disastrous hurricanes of the climate crisis.
—Fran Tirado, Them, 3 Oct. 2024
The river also served as a barrier between slavery and free states, marking the first stop on many African Americans' perilous journey to Canada.
—Ayisha Miracle Mendez, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
Recommended Equality Apology but no cash payments: California reparations for slavery start incrementally
Other centers offer sessions with therapy dogs, and classes in cooking for one and Bollywood dance, to name a few.
—Ashley Milne-Tyte, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Oct. 2024
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Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 3 Oct. 2024
From the economic impact of slavery and Civil War, to Jim Crow laws, to the disastrous hurricanes of the climate crisis.
—Fran Tirado, Them, 3 Oct. 2024
The river also served as a barrier between slavery and free states, marking the first stop on many African Americans' perilous journey to Canada.
—Ayisha Miracle Mendez, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
Recommended Equality Apology but no cash payments: California reparations for slavery start incrementally
Other centers offer sessions with therapy dogs, and classes in cooking for one and Bollywood dance, to name a few.
—Ashley Milne-Tyte, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Oct. 2024
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“Slavery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slavery. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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