enslaved
Americanadjective
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Etymology
Origin of enslaved
First recorded in 1660–70; enslave ( def. ) + -ed 2 ( def. )
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The Merikins are the descendants of formerly enslaved African Americans who fought alongside the British during the War of 1812.
From Salon ● Sep. 29, 2026
Beyond the fort, roughly 100 plantations were worked by around 270 European planters and an enslaved population of about 5,000 people, up and down the Berbice River in present-day Guyana, she said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
Finding Britain's Slave Traders with David Olusoga is a new two-part series that explores the individuals, institutions and organisations who financed Britain's trade of enslaved Africans.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
On that trip, Mason met free Black Americans who told her and other enslaved people to contest their citizenship status once they reached the Golden State.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
He noted tools that disappeared, and that the enslaved sheep shearers and spinners who were only supposed to take small amounts of “dirty wool” for themselves were keeping large amounts.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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