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US
/ˈsɫeɪvɝi/
]
[ UK /slˈeɪvəɹi/ ]
[ UK /slˈeɪvəɹi/ ]
NOUN
- work done under harsh conditions for little or no pay
- the practice of owning slaves
- the state of being under the control of another person
How To Use slavery In A Sentence
- Jackson and Lee continued to preside over the wanton slaughter of men, women and children to defend the rights of freedom for white Virginians while supporting the slavery of black Virginians, among others.
- As the last country in the world to abolish slavery, only in 1888, temporary slavery due to indebtedness and forced labour has continued and been combated regularly by Government in isolated regions, where the arms of the justice system face a demographic challenge. Global Voices in English » Brazil: Fighting contemporary slavery
- With other controversial issues such as slavery and women's ordination, laity and clergy could find Bible verses to help Spirit-led changes.
- If slavery is natural, and if nature intends to distinguish the slave from the unfree, the free from the unfree, ? how can nature miss the mark?
- In the Whispering Gallery at the presidential library and museum, Aidan was blown away by political cartoons of the day that criticized Lincoln for his stance on slavery.
- I am for _meddling with slavery everywhere_ -- _attacking it by night and by day, in season and out of season_ (no, it can never be out of season) -- in order to _effect its overthrow_. History of the Negro Race in America from 1619 to 1880. Vol. 2 (of 2) Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens
- She belongs to a family descended from free Blacks those released from slavery before the Emancipation Proclamation of 1863.
- Madison even helped assure his fellow Virginians that slavery was more secure than ever.
- The game is designed to be fun to play and a lighthearted approach to being a evil scheming megalomaniac, so although there are many different ways of being evil, there is no slavery or genocide.
- Our nation's charter -- The Constitution of the United States -- to this day contains unstricken text that established the legal framework for slavery. Mike Stark: What You Might Not Know About the Constitution