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Recent Examples of slaveholder
In 1851, an armed mob surrounded a group of agents led by a slaveholder, Edward Gorsuch, in Christiana, Pennsylvania, who were attempting to return four fugitives to his farm, in Maryland; Gorsuch was shot and killed.
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Jelani Cobb,
New Yorker,
30 Jan. 2026
Washington was a slaveholder and had fought a revolution to overthrow British tyranny.
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John Garrison Marks,
Time,
23 Jan. 2026
The talking heads, always a key ingredient to the Ken Burns Experience, go to great lengths to describe not only the greatness of men like George Washington in particular, but also the darker side of their lives, like Washington’s position as a slaveholder and land speculator.
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Bill Goodykoontz,
AZCentral.com,
12 Nov. 2025
The play sees Whelan portray Elizabeth Van Lew, Mary's former slaveholder, while Grandy plays a war reporter.
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Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 Sep. 2025
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Jelani Cobb,
New Yorker,
30 Jan. 2026
Washington was a slaveholder and had fought a revolution to overthrow British tyranny.
—
John Garrison Marks,
Time,
23 Jan. 2026
The talking heads, always a key ingredient to the Ken Burns Experience, go to great lengths to describe not only the greatness of men like George Washington in particular, but also the darker side of their lives, like Washington’s position as a slaveholder and land speculator.
—
Bill Goodykoontz,
AZCentral.com,
12 Nov. 2025
The play sees Whelan portray Elizabeth Van Lew, Mary's former slaveholder, while Grandy plays a war reporter.
—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slaveholder
Noun
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In many different regions, groups seeking sanctuary from raids by slavers created new settlements during the 17th and 18th centuries.
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The faceless head of a man bobbing in the water recalls the countless Africans who perished during the perilous journey due to disease, malnourishment, and abuse, whose bodies were thrown overboard by unscrupulous ship captains and slavers to schools of sharks.
Noun
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The woman gives the girls two vials of concoctions, one for the zombie and one for the slave driver.
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Charles Deslondes, a slave driver of Haitian descent, marshaled an insurrection against the slaver Manuel Andry, turning the tools of the plantation—the axe, the sugar cane knife—against his master.
Noun
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Left to hire out his time while his enslaver vacationed in Bermuda, Grimes went to the Savannah harbor seeking work.
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Eliza was eventually turned over to a bounty hunter, who, along with her original enslaver, went to Chicago and captured her, apparently dragging her down Adams Street, Krupa said.
Noun
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These were to control the lives and control the movements, control any attempt at owning property, any attempt at physical liberty, really, for the freedmen.
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Founded and incorporated in 1887, Eatonville became one of the first towns to be successfully established by African American freedmen.
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“Slaveholder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slaveholder. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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