Slaves

/sleɪvz/ noun

Definition

people owned as property and forced to work without pay

Etymology

from Medieval Latin 'slavus', originally referring to Slavic peoples

Kelly Says

SLAVES were never SAVED from suffering - remember this dark history!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ባርነት
ARالعربية
عبيد
BNবাংলা
দাস
CACatalà
esclaus
CSČeština
otroci
DADansk
slaver
DEDeutsch
Sklaven
ELΕλληνικά
δούλοι
ESEspañol
esclavos
FAفارسی
برده
FISuomi
orjat
FRFrançais
esclaves
GUGU
ગુલામ
HAHA
bayi
HEעברית
עבדים
HIहिन्दी
दास
HUMagyar
rabszolgák
IDBahasa Indonesia
budak
IGIG
ohu
ITItaliano
schiavi
JA日本語
奴隷
KKKK
құлдар
KMKM
ទាសករ
KO한국어
노예
MRMR
दास
MSBahasa Melayu
hamba
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွန်များ
NLNederlands
slaven
NONorsk
slaver
PAPA
ਗੁਲਾਮ
PLPolski
niewolnicy
PTPortuguês
escravos
RORomână
sclavi
RUРусский
рабы
SVSvenska
slavar
SWKiswahili
watumwa
TAதமிழ்
அடிமைகள்
TEతెలుగు
బానిసలు
THไทย
ทาส
TLTL
alipin
TRTürkçe
köleler
UKУкраїнська
раби
URاردو
غلام
VITiếng Việt
nô lệ
YOYO
awo
ZH中文
奴隶
ZUZU
izikhwehlela

Ethical Language Guidance

Gender History

Slavery disproportionately impacted women and girls, yet dominant historical narratives center male enslavement. Women faced both slavery and sexual violence, a reality often erased in discourse.

Inclusive Usage

Reference specific populations and their documented experiences. Avoid generic language that obscures gendered violence and resistance.

Inclusive Alternatives

["enslaved people","persons in bondage"]

Empowerment Note

Honor the intellectual, spiritual, and armed resistance of enslaved women—from Harriet Tubman to Nanny of the Maroons—whose leadership histories are systematically underrecorded.

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