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nounthe practice of owning slaves
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nounthe state of being under the control of another persontype of:
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nounwork done under harsh conditions for little or no pay
Definition that contains slavery
- truth United States abolitionist and feminist who was freed from slavery and became a leading advocate of the abolition of slavery and for the rights of women (1797-1883)
- joseph (Old Testament) the 11th son of Jacob and one of the 12 patriarchs of Israel; Jacob gave Joseph a coat of many colors, which made his brothers jealous and they sold him into slavery in Egypt
- grey Englishman who as Prime Minister implemented social reforms including the abolition of slavery throughout the British Empire (1764-1845)
- douglas United States politician who proposed that individual territories be allowed to decide whether they would have slavery; he engaged in a famous series of debates with Abraham Lincoln (1813-1861)
- garrison United States abolitionist who published an anti-slavery journal (1805-1879)
- exodus the second book of the Old Testament: tells of the departure of the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt led by Moses; God gave them the Ten Commandments and the rest of Mosaic law on Mount Sinai during the Exodus
- stowe United States writer of a novel about slavery that advanced the abolitionists' cause (1811-1896)
- abolition the act of abolishing a system or practice or institution (especially abolishing slavery)
- beecher United States clergyman who was a leader for the abolition of slavery (1813-1887)
- douglass United States abolitionist who escaped from slavery and became an influential writer and lecturer in the North (1817-1895)