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slaveholder::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | slave owner, slaver |
| Type of | holder |
Examples of slaveholder
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Although a slaveholder, Doniphan advocated the gradual elimination of slavery.
From the en.wikipedia.org
To date, his most famous work is The Known World, a novel about a black slaveholder.
From the theatlantic.com
No one asked how a founder dedicated to freedom could also be a slaveholder.
From the philly.com
Jefferson was a slaveholder when he wrote that all men were created equal.
From the post-gazette.com
Polk was the largest slaveholder in Maury County, Tennessee, in 1840, with 111 slaves.
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One letter, written by slaveholder A.M.F. Crawford in 1854, introduces his slave Frances.
From the washingtonpost.com
Saluted as a troubadour of freedom, he was reviled as a hypocrite for being a slaveholder.
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By the standards of the time, Washington was not a harsh slaveholder.
From the stltoday.com
For slaveholder and nonslaveholder alike, slavery lay at the heart of the Confederate nation.
From the theatlantic.com
- Someone who holds slaves
- (slaveholding) slavery: the practice of owning slaves
- Slavery is a system in which people are the property of others. Slaves can be held against their will from the time of their capture, purchase or birth, and deprived of the right to leave, to refuse to work, or to demand wages. In some societies it was legal for an owner to kill a slave. ...
