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Recent Examples of slaveholder
The Emancipation Proclamation was signed on January 1, 1863, but slaveholders in Texas, which was part of the Confederacy, were inconsistent in following it.
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Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2025
Texas, geographically remote and lightly occupied by Union forces, became a haven for slaveholders fleeing stricter enforcement elsewhere.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 18 June 2025
Less remembered is the fact that this emancipation came with a very high price: £20 million in compensation paid to slaveholders.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 10 June 2025
Carla Hayden asked that question by walking into an institution built by slaveholders and placing herself at its helm.
—Jack Hill, Baltimore Sun, 17 May 2025
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Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2025
Texas, geographically remote and lightly occupied by Union forces, became a haven for slaveholders fleeing stricter enforcement elsewhere.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 18 June 2025
Less remembered is the fact that this emancipation came with a very high price: £20 million in compensation paid to slaveholders.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 10 June 2025
Carla Hayden asked that question by walking into an institution built by slaveholders and placing herself at its helm.
—Jack Hill, Baltimore Sun, 17 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slaveholder
Noun
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In the eyes of slavers, the enslaved were property, like furniture, to be used and abused, not people, with parents and grandparents and siblings and cousins.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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That was Salem, a different town, haunted by witch trials and slaver fortunes, but all the classic New England coastal markers were laid out: early sunsets, family secrets, bizarre architecture, the distinct gloom and glint of the northern eastern seashore.—
Dwyer Murphy
June 24,
Literary Hub,
24 June 2025
Noun
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Brandon’s boss arrives at the meeting trying to stop the whole thing and the girls realize this guy is the slave driver.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
18 July 2021
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Charles Deslondes, a slave driver of Haitian descent, marshaled an insurrection against the slaver Manuel Andry, turning the tools of the plantation—the axe, the sugar cane knife—against his master.—
Kandist Mallett,
The New Republic,
18 Jan. 2021
Noun
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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
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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
Noun
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Gold Dollar Building Constructed in 1869 by freedman George Franklin in the then Wheatville freedom colony, the limestone and wooden structure at 2402 San Gabriel St. was a post-Civil War cultural and religious center for Austin’s Black community.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American Statesman,
29 July 2025
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In Galveston, freedmen celebrated Jubilee Day just one year later, on June 19, 1866.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
19 June 2025
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“Slaveholder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slaveholder. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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