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One character, a troubled traveling man named Herald Loomis (Joshua Boone), bears the scars of post-slavery enslavement after being abducted into seven years of hard labor under Joe Turner.
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Rodney Ho, AJC.com, 6 May 2026
Since 2018, the charity has operated as Israel’s largest donkey sanctuary, rescuing and rehabilitating animals subjected to abuse, neglect and hard labor, particularly from the country’s south.
—Irus Braverman, The Conversation, 27 Apr. 2026
The few months of hard labor can earn enough extra income to keep their homes running for the rest of the year.
—Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 20 Apr. 2026
Many are taken advantage of due to their lack of education, forced into hard labor on a rich man’s estate.
—Oline H. Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 16 Apr. 2026
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Rodney Ho, AJC.com, 6 May 2026
Since 2018, the charity has operated as Israel’s largest donkey sanctuary, rescuing and rehabilitating animals subjected to abuse, neglect and hard labor, particularly from the country’s south.
—Irus Braverman, The Conversation, 27 Apr. 2026
The few months of hard labor can earn enough extra income to keep their homes running for the rest of the year.
—Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 20 Apr. 2026
Many are taken advantage of due to their lack of education, forced into hard labor on a rich man’s estate.
—Oline H. Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 16 Apr. 2026
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“Hard labor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hard%20labor. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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