enslavement

as in slavery
the state of being an enslaved person having known the misery of enslavement first hand, Frederick Douglass went on devote his life to the cause of making others free

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slavery
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  • The music goes way back and carries religious and racial context, especially roots in slavery.
    Matt Donnelly, Variety, 19 May 2025
  • In Texas, slavery didn’t end until June 19, 1865, when Major General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston and issued General Order No. 3, informing the people of Texas that all who’d been enslaved were free—the event commemorated as Juneteenth.
    Jacoba Urist, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 May 2025
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“Enslavement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enslavement. Accessed 23 May. 2025.

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