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- DictionaryEn·slave/inˈslāv/
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- 1. make (someone) a slave: "the practice of enslaving prisoners of war eventually died out"
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1 day ago · Enslavement is the placement of a person into slavery, and the person is called a slave or an enslaved person (see § Terminology). Many historical cases of enslavement occurred as a result of breaking the law, becoming indebted, suffering a military defeat, or exploitation for cheaper labor; other forms of slavery were instituted along ...
- History of Slavery
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- Slavery in Ancient Egypt
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- Slave (Disambiguation)
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- History of Slavery
1 day ago · The Atlantic slave trade or transatlantic slave trade involved the transportation by slave traders of enslaved African people, mainly to the Americas. The outfitted European slave ships of the slave trade regularly used the triangular trade route and its Middle Passage, and existed from the 16th to the 19th centuries.
4 days ago · An excellent starting point for any discussion of slave resistance is a simple definition. For students (and many scholars), the term “slave resistance” often conjures notions of enslaved peoples on the barricades, taking up arms against their masters in rebellious acts of violence.
5 days ago · Juneteenth, holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States, observed annually on June 19. (Read Charles Blow’s Britannica essay on the Juneteenth holiday.) What does Juneteenth celebrate? Juneteenth, also known as Emancipation Day, celebrates the end of slavery in the United States. (more) See all videos for this article.
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5 days ago · "In 18th-century New Orleans, the legal testimony of some 150 enslaved women & men - like the testimony of free colonists - was meticulously recorded & preserved. Questioned in criminal trials as defendants, victims, & witnesses about attacks, murders, robberies, & escapes, they answered with stories about themselves, stories that rebutted the ...
18 hours ago · Feinstein summarises the key issues for scholars trying to analyse sexual violence during slavery: the lack of legal recognition of the rape of black women and the associated dearth of sources; the evolving definition of ‘rape’ and associated crimes; and the inadequacy of early scholarship in uncovering problems of gendered and sexual violence.
