slave trade
nounDefinition of slave trade
: traffic in slaves
especially
: the buying and selling of blacks for profit prior to the American Civil War
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Supporters of the name change say Dudley oversaw the passage of laws that allowed for slavery and his descendants enabled the slave trade. — Milton J. Valencia, BostonGlobe.com, "A new name for Dudley Square? Voters may get to weigh in this fall.," 28 Aug. 2019 However, black abolitionists like Olaudah Equiano and Ottobah Cugoano were the driving forces behind ending the slave trade. — Adam Rasmi, Quartz, "A restored painting by 18th-century abolitionists shows the power of a political logo," 22 Aug. 2019 The American slave trade began on the East Coast in 1619. — Elizabeth Montgomery, azcentral, "How Phoenix marked the 400th anniversary of slavery in America," 22 Aug. 2019 On being the great-granddaughter of an Igbo slave-trader This surprising and important piece from Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani, explores the slave trade from the Nigerian side of the equation. — Ellen Mcgirt, Fortune, "The New York Times Launches the 1619 Project: raceAhead," 14 Aug. 2019 An exception is Caesar, the West African character played by Kevin McAllister, a man who fled his country and eluded the slave trade to join Blackbeard’s free spirits. — Nelson Pressley, Washington Post, "The new musical ‘Blackbeard’ swashbuckles into rough waters," 27 June 2019 Recently, Reuters photographers visited museums in Ivory Coast, Nigeria, South Africa, and Britain to capture the global impact of the slave trade. — Haleluya Hadero, Quartz Africa, "Artifacts from British and African museums show the transatlantic slave trade’s inhumanity," 30 July 2019 There visitors could reflect on the horrors of the slave trade and be reminded of Africa’s enormous contribution to the making of America. — National Geographic, "Last American slave ship is discovered in Alabama," 22 May 2019 By the 1760s, England was the foremost European country engaged in the slave trade. — Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, "Letter: Would U.S. slave owners have freed slaves earlier if England did?," 18 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'slave trade.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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