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Thus the British, who had been such enthusiastic slavers, went on to force Muslim rulers to end their own version of the practice.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025

By the sixteenth century, Elmina had become one of the earliest direct links between European slavers and the slave markets of the African interior.

From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022

They could be lamentations or celebrations; at the same time, they could serve as a means of stealthy communication, spreading news outside the ken of white slavers.

From New York Times • Sep. 15, 2022

My own version of that would be: “Since the legacy of slavers cannot be borne, their names are crossed out. Since the legacy of slavers cannot be covered up, their names remain legible.”

From Washington Post • Jul. 8, 2022

They were neither slaves nor slavers, but free Myrmen and seasoned sailors.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin