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Recent Examples of serfdom
That book, Caliban and the Witch, traces the emergence of witch hunts throughout medieval Western Europe amid the transition from serfdom to proto-capitalism.
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Hazlitt, 4 Sep. 2024
Johnson envisioned a postwar order in which former slaves would transition into permanent serfdom, destined for labor but no independent economic life and no place in politics.
—David W. Blight, Foreign Affairs, 8 Dec. 2020
As the Big Three continue to drive down the road to serfdom, car production will continue in the United States.
—The Editors, National Review, 18 Sep. 2023
Following Mexico's independence in 1821, a small landowning elite replaced the colonial rulers, and most of the farmers (except those who joined farming collectives) transitioned from slavery to serfdom.
—Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 22 June 2023
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Hazlitt, 4 Sep. 2024
Johnson envisioned a postwar order in which former slaves would transition into permanent serfdom, destined for labor but no independent economic life and no place in politics.
—David W. Blight, Foreign Affairs, 8 Dec. 2020
As the Big Three continue to drive down the road to serfdom, car production will continue in the United States.
—The Editors, National Review, 18 Sep. 2023
Following Mexico's independence in 1821, a small landowning elite replaced the colonial rulers, and most of the farmers (except those who joined farming collectives) transitioned from slavery to serfdom.
—Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 22 June 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for serfdom
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Roughly 12% were of African descent — newly unshackled, technically free and already being legally recaptured under other names: peonage, vagrancy laws, convict leasing.—
Jack Hill,
Baltimore Sun,
17 May 2025
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Ryan Coogler didn’t want to hide anymore The film conveys two forms of peonage prominent in the 1930s South—labor arrangements not far removed from slavery.—
Adam Serwer,
The Atlantic,
2 May 2025
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In the first game, the main character arrives at a space station looking for a fresh start and a definitive way out of servitude.—
Fran Ruiz,
Space.com,
7 June 2025
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His portraits in crisp suits, eyes steady and composed, challenged a dominant narrative that equated Blackness with labor and servitude.—
Sughnen Yongo,
Forbes.com,
5 May 2025
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Naperville’s fourth annual Juneteenth celebration, commemorating the end of slavery in the United States, will be held Saturday at Rotary Hill Park.—
Annie Alleman,
Chicago Tribune,
12 June 2025
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Juneteenth Festival of the Carolinas Location: Multiple in Plaza Midwood When: June 12-15 The annual Juneteenth Festival of the Carolinas celebrates the end of slavery with a lineup of events that includes a youth culture camp, drum circle and other entertainment, Gospel Fest and more.—
Heidi Finley,
Charlotte Observer,
11 June 2025
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The steering wheel transforms into a flight yoke, and extra pedals appear for rudder control.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
3 June 2025
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This strike was not intended to harm the people of Yemen, who rightly want to throw off the yoke of Houthi subjugation and live peacefully.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Apr. 2025
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The name Maroon is a reference to the Maroons of Jamaica—descendants of enslaved Africans who escaped bondage and created self-sufficient communities in Jamaica’s Blue Mountains.—
David Morris,
Travel + Leisure,
20 May 2025
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Trauma, pain, emotional and physical abuse, and even disappointment can lead to bondage.—
Lynnette Nicholas,
Essence,
7 May 2025
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“Serfdom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/serfdom. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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