as in slavery
the state of being an enslaved person
the joy that emancipation must have brought to people who had known only servility since birth
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The President's House Site, Philadelphia An archaeological site showcasing where George Washington and John Adams lived as presidents, the site made headlines earlier this year when the National Park Service took down exhibition materials related to slavery.—
Neda Ulaby,
NPR,
20 May 2026 -
Throughout the park, powerful artworks, artifacts, and narratives confront the legacy of slavery while honoring those who endured it.—
Travel + Leisure Editors,
Travel + Leisure,
19 May 2026
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In 2022, an eighty-year-old Pakistani American woman, Zahida Aman, and two of her sons were found guilty of forcing a woman from Pakistan into domestic servitude at their home in Virginia.—
Yudhijit Bhattacharjee,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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Let’s go down memory lane and recall that the 13th Amendment is abolishing slavery and involuntary servitude.—
Ann Marie Luft,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 May 2026
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“Servility.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/servility. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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