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Definition of black ivory

: black people subject to economic exploitation especially in plantation industry specifically : black slaves the old rich traffic in black ivory is no more — Lawrence & Sylvia Martin

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“Black ivory.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/black%20ivory. Accessed 7 Aug. 2022.

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