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But, as historian Matthew Karp writes, at its birth the party was itself a rebellion, channeling popular fury over the oligarchic power of enslavers into a national electoral force.
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Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 7 Apr. 2026
Left to hire out his time while his enslaver vacationed in Bermuda, Grimes went to the Savannah harbor seeking work.
—Regina E. Mason, The Atlantic, 7 Mar. 2026
Eliza was eventually turned over to a bounty hunter, who, along with her original enslaver, went to Chicago and captured her, apparently dragging her down Adams Street, Krupa said.
—Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 16 Feb. 2026
While all colonial enslavers were anxious about the possibility of poisoning plots in general, other, more local, even personal, concerns existed, such as an enslaver’s fear that one of his captives might try to hasten his death by putting something toxic in his food.
—Literary Hub, 5 Jan. 2026
If the employee turned out to be a fugitive from slavery, the employer was fined 50 cents for each day of employment — paid to the enslaver.
—Equal Justice Initiative, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
From the ages of 12 to about 22, Harriet Jacobs lived under the watch of her enslaver, a wealthy physician named James Norcom Sr.
—Mollie Barnes, The Conversation, 29 Sep. 2025
Trained by his enslaver in bricklaying and carpentry, Moses became foreman of a building crew, erecting barns, homes, and warehouses across the South.
—Geri Stengel, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
And in my hometown of Philadelphia, over a dozen displays about slavery at Independence National Park — including an exhibit describing George Washington as an enslaver — have been flagged for review.
—Jonathan Zimmerman, Twin Cities, 21 Aug. 2025
Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 7 Apr. 2026
Left to hire out his time while his enslaver vacationed in Bermuda, Grimes went to the Savannah harbor seeking work.
—Regina E. Mason, The Atlantic, 7 Mar. 2026
Eliza was eventually turned over to a bounty hunter, who, along with her original enslaver, went to Chicago and captured her, apparently dragging her down Adams Street, Krupa said.
—Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 16 Feb. 2026
While all colonial enslavers were anxious about the possibility of poisoning plots in general, other, more local, even personal, concerns existed, such as an enslaver’s fear that one of his captives might try to hasten his death by putting something toxic in his food.
—Literary Hub, 5 Jan. 2026
If the employee turned out to be a fugitive from slavery, the employer was fined 50 cents for each day of employment — paid to the enslaver.
—Equal Justice Initiative, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
From the ages of 12 to about 22, Harriet Jacobs lived under the watch of her enslaver, a wealthy physician named James Norcom Sr.
—Mollie Barnes, The Conversation, 29 Sep. 2025
Trained by his enslaver in bricklaying and carpentry, Moses became foreman of a building crew, erecting barns, homes, and warehouses across the South.
—Geri Stengel, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
And in my hometown of Philadelphia, over a dozen displays about slavery at Independence National Park — including an exhibit describing George Washington as an enslaver — have been flagged for review.
—Jonathan Zimmerman, Twin Cities, 21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enslaver
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When the French government that succeeded Napoleon grudgingly recognized Haitian independence in 1825, however, Haiti had to pay a heavy indemnity to the former colonial slaveholders, a burden that slowed the country’s economic development.—
Jeremy D. Popkin,
The Conversation,
28 May 2026
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His family tree includes slaveholders and enslaved people, Gates wrote in the New York Times.—
Nicole Winfield,
Los Angeles Times,
25 May 2026
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Some of Diaz’s most stunning images hold Magellan to account, like a group of women, all dressed in black, swarming him for updates about their husbands and sons (all dead because of him), and another group of men, despondent and defeated, trapped in cages by Christian slavers.—
Savannah Salazar,
Vulture,
6 Feb. 2026
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In many different regions, groups seeking sanctuary from raids by slavers created new settlements during the 17th and 18th centuries.—
Laurent Dubois,
The Atlantic,
6 Jan. 2026
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The island, about the size of Chicago, was once used by British slave traders sending enslaved Africans to the Americas and later became a haven for freedmen and freedwomen.—
Ayesha Javed,
Time,
14 May 2026
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The passage of the Reconstruction amendments to the U.S. Constitution—the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth amendments, ratified between 1865 and 1870—granted freedmen legal rights and inspired the formation of municipalities by African Americans.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Enslaver.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enslaver. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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