chattel slavery

noun

: slavery in which a person is owned as a chattel (see chattel sense 2)
chattel slave noun
plural chattel slaves

Examples of chattel slavery in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web California reparations bills already on the governor’s desk include: Assembly Bill 3089: Says California recognizes and apologizes for harms against African Americans committed by the state under the institution of chattel slavery and for the enduring legacy of systemic discrimination. Cal Matters, The Mercury News, 3 Sep. 2024 Influential Baptist minister Richard Furman was a Bible-believing Christian who used biblical arguments in defense of chattel slavery in 1822. Letters To The Editor, Washington Post, 26 July 2024 Their efforts in Coloma, a town of around 300 people that's located about 36 miles northeast of Sacramento, are one of the latest examples of Black Americans urging the government to atone for practices that have kept them from thriving long after chattel slavery was abolished. Sophie Austin The Associated Press/ Report For America, arkansasonline.com, 25 July 2024 On Juneteenth, those who trace their histories back to chattel slavery must celebrate that the United States of America in 2024 is a land brimming with opportunity, in stark contrast to 1824 or 1924 or even 1968. New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 19 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for chattel slavery 

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Word History

First Known Use

1837, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of chattel slavery was in 1837

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“Chattel slavery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chattel%20slavery. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.

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