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1972 book by John W. Blassingame
The Slave Community: Plantation Life in the Antebellum South is a book written by American historian John W. Blassingame. Published in 1972, it is one
The_Slave_Community
Ownership of people as property
compulsory work, with the slave's location of work and residence dictated by the party that holds them in bondage. Enslavement is the placement of a person
Slavery
especially in New Orleans. Slave owners who engaged in sexual activity with female slaves "were often the elite of the community. They had little need to
Slavery_in_the_United_States
Slave trade between Africa and the West
The Atlantic slave trade or transatlantic slave trade involved the transportation by slave traders of enslaved African people to the Americas. This trade
Atlantic_slave_trade
2002 film by Denzel Washington
September 2001. The book The Slave Community, written by American historian John W. Blassingame and referenced in the film, was one of the first historical studies
Antwone_Fisher_(film)
2013 film directed by Steve McQueen
Years a Slave is a 2013 biographical historical drama film directed by Steve McQueen from a screenplay by John Ridley, based on the 1853 slave memoir Twelve
12_Years_a_Slave_(film)
Rebel slave communities in the Americas (JHU Press, 1996) Leslie Bethell, The Abolition of the Brazilian Slave Trade: Britain, Brazil and the Slave Trade
History_of_slavery
1979 novel by Octavia E. Butler
incorporates time travel and is modeled on slave narratives. Widely popular, it has frequently been chosen as a text by community-wide reading programs and book organizations
Kindred_(novel)
1853 memoir by Solomon Northup
Twelve Years a Slave is an 1853 memoir and slave narrative by Solomon Northup as told to and edited by David Wilson. Northup, a Black man who was born
Twelve_Years_a_Slave
Type of Brazilian settlement inhabited by escaped slaves and their descendants
Most of the inhabitants of quilombos, called quilombolas, were maroons, a term for escaped slaves. Documentation about refugee slave communities typically
Quilombo
book published in 1972, The Slave Community: Plantation Life in the Antebellum South, was researched from a collection of slave narratives. According to
List_of_soul_foods_and_dishes
Ethnic cuisine of African Americans
describing the food of slaves in the South, to being taken up as a primary source of pride in the African American community even in the North, such as in
Soul_food
Pre- Emancipation African cultural festival that began in Albany NY
investing respected members of the slave community with symbolic power over the whole community and honor within the slave community. This kind of celebration
Pinkster
First official slave in the Thirteen Colonies
consider Punch the "first official slave in the English colonies," and his case as the "first legal sanctioning of lifelong slavery in the Chesapeake."
John_Punch_(slave)
Spiritual practices, traditions and beliefs
(2006). Ohio Slave Narratives. Applewood Books. p. 90. ISBN 9781557090218. Joyner (1985). Down by the Riverside: A South Carolina Slave Community. University
Hoodoo_(spirituality)
Consensual authority-exchange structured sexual relationship
aspects of the relationship, "sex-slave" or "slave" respectively. Outside the BDSM community, the relationship of Master/slave is sometimes regarded as a form
Master/slave_(BDSM)
Movement to end slavery
movement began in the late 18th century, and the 1772 Somersett case established that slavery did not exist in English law. In 1807, the slave trade was made
Abolitionism
American historian (1940–2000)
(1971), The Slave Community: Plantation Life in the Antebellum South (1972), Black New Orleans, 1860–1880 (1973), and Frederick Douglass, the Clarion
John_W._Blassingame
1998 book by Eli Faber
Jews, Slaves and the Slave Trade: Setting the Record Straight is a 1998 book by Eli Faber. It focuses on Jewish involvement in the American slave trade
Jews, Slaves and the Slave Trade
Jews,_Slaves_and_the_Slave_Trade
African American enslaved woman, written about in 12 Years a Slave
his book Twelve Years a Slave, which is the source for most of the information about her. There have been two adaptations of the book in film: Solomon Northup's
Patsey
Christian churches in US slave community
but many slaves were comforted by the invisible churches. Invisible churches were a branch of Christian churches in the slave community in the colonial
Invisible_churches
Collection of African-American spirituals
Slave Songs of the United States was a collection of African American music consisting of 136 songs. Published in 1867, it was the first, and most influential
Slave Songs of the United States
Slave_Songs_of_the_United_States
Fugitive slaves who lived in hidden communities
Some were skilled slaves with particularly strong opposition to the slave system. Maroon communities faced great odds in surviving the attacks by hostile
Maroons
Slaves in the United States were often subjected to sexual abuse and rape, the denial of education, and punishments like whippings. Families were often
Treatment of slaves in the United States
Treatment_of_slaves_in_the_United_States
Book by abolitionist Frederick Douglass (1852)
The Heroic Slave, a Heartwarming Narrative of the Adventures of Madison Washington, in Pursuit of Liberty is a novella written by abolitionist Frederick
The_Heroic_Slave
The Black Sea slave trade trafficked people across the Black Sea from Eastern Europe and the Caucasus to slavery in the Mediterranean and the Middle East
Black_Sea_slave_trade
Laws passed by the United States Congress in 1793 and 1850
The fugitive slave laws were laws passed by the United States Congress in 1793 and 1850 to provide for the return of slaves who escaped from one state
Fugitive slave laws in the United States
Fugitive_slave_laws_in_the_United_States
Autobiographical accounts of enslaved persons
The slave narrative is a type of literary genre involving the (written) autobiographical accounts of enslaved persons, particularly black Africans enslaved
Slave_narrative
Racial or ethnic group in Venezuela with African ancestry
enslaved Africans brought to the Western Hemisphere during the Atlantic slave trade. This term also sometimes refers to the combining of African and other
Afro-Venezuelans
Autobiography
of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave is an 1845 memoir and treatise on abolition written by African-American orator and former slave Frederick
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
Narrative_of_the_Life_of_Frederick_Douglass
Slavery by type
house slave was a slave who worked, and often lived, in the house of the slave-owner, performing domestic labor. House slaves performed essentially the same
House_slave
1987 novel by Toni Morrison
protect her from the cruelty of slavery. Morrison uncovered the story of Garner in an 1856 newspaper article, "A Visit to the Slave Mother who Killed
Beloved_(novel)
2003 novel by Edward P. Jones
examines the issues regarding the ownership of Black slaves by both White and Black Americans. The book was published to acclaim, which praised its story
The_Known_World
Magical amulet bag in Hoodoo tradition
amongst people in the slave community. The word hand in this context is defined as a combination of ingredients. The term may derive from the use of finger
Mojo_bag
Slave rebellions and resistance were means of opposing the system of chattel slavery in the United States. There were many ways that most slaves would
Slave rebellion and resistance in the United States
Slave_rebellion_and_resistance_in_the_United_States
1974 historical study of American slavery by Eugene D. Genovese
Roll, Jordan, Roll: The World the Slaves Made by Eugene Genovese (1974) examines the society of the slaves. Genovese viewed the antebellum South as a
Roll, Jordan, Roll: The World the Slaves Made
Roll,_Jordan,_Roll:_The_World_the_Slaves_Made
Peninsula with utopian plantation
Davis, who owned most of the property. There he established the 5,000-acre Hurricane Plantation as a model slave community. Davis Bend was about 15 miles
Davis_Bend,_Mississippi
New Deal oral history recording project
Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States (often referred to as the WPA Slave Narrative Collection) is a collection of histories
WPA Slave Narrative Collection
WPA_Slave_Narrative_Collection
1976 novel by Alex Haley
tells the story of Kunta Kinte—a young man taken from The Gambia when he was 17 and sold as a slave—and seven generations of his descendants in the United
Roots: The Saga of an American Family
Roots:_The_Saga_of_an_American_Family
cohesive Islamic community in South Africa was established. From here the message of Islam was disseminated to the slave community of Cape Town, and
Languages_of_South_Africa
Colonial Brazilian communities of runaway slaves
The mocambos (from Portuguese mocambo, literally "huts") were village-sized communities mainly of runaway slaves in colonial Brazil. A mocambo differed
Mocambo_(settlement)
American educator, author, orator and adviser (1856–1915)
more singing in the slave quarters than usual. It was bolder, had more ring, and lasted later into the night. Most of the verses of the plantation songs
Booker_T._Washington
Novel by Canadian writer Lawrence Hill
from the community, and eventually they all leave for a better future. On her way to Africa, Aminata observes ships carrying thousands of slaves bound for
The_Book_of_Negroes_(novel)
Free-born African American kidnapped by slave-traders
abolitionist and the primary author of the memoir Twelve Years a Slave. A free-born American of mixed race from New York, he was the son of a freed slave and a free
Solomon_Northup
Enslavement of people of European descent
White slavery (also white slave trade or white slave trafficking) refers to the enslavement of any of the world's European ethnic groups throughout human
White_slavery
slaves, although there are a few exceptions where Hebrew slaves are treated differently from non-Hebrew slaves. The laws include punishment for slave
Jewish_views_on_slavery
1856 novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe
the rule of law that would be the lever for antislavery action. The novel is also interesting in the historical context of runaway slave communities surviving
Dred: A Tale of the Great Dismal Swamp
Dred:_A_Tale_of_the_Great_Dismal_Swamp
2016 novel by Colson Whitehead
the story of Cora, a slave in the Antebellum South during the 19th century, who makes a bid for freedom from her Georgia plantation by following the Underground
The Underground Railroad (novel)
The_Underground_Railroad_(novel)
Lake in the Northwest Territories, Canada
Great Slave Lake is the second-largest lake in the Northwest Territories, Canada (after Great Bear Lake), the deepest lake in North America at 614 m (2
Great_Slave_Lake
Brooklyn community theater, now demolished
Slave Theater, also called the Slave I, was a movie theater located at 1215 Fulton Street in Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York City. The theater
Slave_Theater
African-American abolitionist (1822–1913)
the community. At one point she confronted Brodess about the sale. Finally, Brodess and "the Georgia man" came toward the slave quarters to seize the
Harriet_Tubman
Armed uprising by slaves
A slave rebellion is an armed uprising by slaves, as a way of fighting for their freedom. Rebellions of slaves have occurred in nearly all societies that
Slave_rebellion
c. 650–1930 CE slave trade
The trans-Saharan slave trade was a Muslim slave trade across the Sahara, from the 7th century until the early-to-mid-20th century. Slaves, primarily from
Trans-Saharan_slave_trade
Last known U.S. slave ship, used in 1860
The schooner Clotilda (often misspelled Clotilde) was the last known U.S. slave ship to bring captives from Africa to the United States, arriving at Mobile
Clotilda_(slave_ship)
African-American freedman and author (c. 1852–1946)
mastering the book was being considered a "prodigy of learning" within the slave community. Of his owner, Williams stated: "Mr. Ward was what was called a 'good
Sam_Aleckson
1861 autobiography by Harriet Jacobs
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, Written by Herself is an autobiography by Harriet Jacobs, a mother and fugitive slave, published in 1861 by L.
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
Incidents_in_the_Life_of_a_Slave_Girl
Historical novel by Manu Herbstein
Ama: A Story of the Atlantic Slave Trade is the debut historical novel by Manu Herbstein (born 1936). It has been described as a work of faction that
Ama: A Story of the Atlantic Slave Trade
Ama:_A_Story_of_the_Atlantic_Slave_Trade
1963 book by Amiri Baraka
America. The book chronicles many genres of music dating from African music carried to America by Black people during the Atlantic slave trade, up to the 1960s
Blues_People
among slaves were believed to be the source of crime, social unrest, maroonage and rebellion throughout the slave populations. The slave communities also
Slavery_in_Latin_America
2014 book
The Delectable Negro: Human Consumption and Homoeroticism within U.S. Slave Culture is a 2014 book by Vincent Woodard. The book explores the homoeroticism
The_Delectable_Negro
services without compensation. These people are referred to as slaves, or as enslaved people. The following is a list of notable historical people who were
List_of_slaves
Arabic wrist bracelet
Slave bracelet may refer to: A bangle worn by women, often above the elbow, made of metal or glass. A copper bracelet used as a medium of exchange in the
Slave_bracelet
Generally not legal before the American Civil War
Slave marriages in the United States were typically illegal before the American Civil War abolished slavery in the US. Enslaved African Americans were
Slave marriages in the United States
Slave_marriages_in_the_United_States
of the rest of the ancient and medieval world. When the trans-Saharan slave trade, Red Sea slave trade, Indian Ocean slave trade and Atlantic slave trade
Slavery_in_Africa
Marble sculpture by Hiram Powers
The Greek Slave is a marble sculpture by the American sculptor Hiram Powers. It was one of the best-known and critically acclaimed American artworks of
The_Greek_Slave
Community in Northwest Territories, Canada
(from the Tłı̨chǫ meaning "Behcho's place"), officially the Tłı̨chǫ Community Government of Behchokǫ̀, is a community in the North Slave Region of the Northwest
Behchokǫ̀
Afro-Brazilian freed slave; king of Quilombo dos Palmares (r. 1680–95)
executed. Quilombos are communities in Brazil founded by individuals of African descent who escaped slavery (these escaped slaves are commonly referred
Zumbi
American slave, later abolitionist speaker and showman
speaker in the northeast United States. As a public figure and fugitive slave, Brown felt extremely endangered by the passage of the Fugitive Slave Law of
Henry_Box_Brown
bandeirantes. The importation of African slaves began midway through the 16th century, but the enslavement of indigenous peoples continued well into the 17th and
Slavery_in_Brazil
Islamic scholar, enslaved in the United States
enslaved and transported to the United States in 1807 during the Trans-Atlantic slave trade. Remaining enslaved for the remainder of his life, he wrote
Omar_ibn_Said
"Ex‐Slave Said to Be 130 Is Dead in Mississippi". The New York Times. October 16, 1971. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved May 10, 2026. "Former Slave Celebrates
List of last survivors of American slavery
List_of_last_survivors_of_American_slavery
1875 book by Charles Thompson
Biography of a Slave: Being the Experiences of Rev. Charles Thompson is an early record of the experience of slavery, or "slave narrative" in the American south
Biography_of_a_Slave
Title character of Uncle Tom's Cabin
ground-breaking literary attack against the dehumanization of slaves. Tom is a deeply religious Christian preacher to his fellow slaves who uses nonresistance, but
Uncle_Tom
American abolitionist and writer (c. 1799–1874)
The two white captains, Daniel Drayton and Edward Sayres, owner and pilot of the schooner Pearl, were convicted on multiple counts of aiding a slave escape
Paul_Jennings_(abolitionist)
African American ritual dance
affiliation". According to Johnson, "The continued observance of the ring shout ritual throughout the slave community, especially among those 'converted'
Ring_shout
Former slave and 1830s anti-slavery activist
James Bradley (c. 1810 – after 1837) was an African slave in the United States who purchased his freedom and became an anti-slavery activist in Ohio. Bradley
James_Bradley_(former_slave)
African-American author (1810–1876)
in 1855, Slave Life in Georgia: A Narrative of the Life, Sufferings, and Escape of John Brown, a Fugitive Slave, Now in England. This slave narrative
John_Brown_(fugitive_slave)
Administrative region in Northwest Territories, Canada
The South Slave Region is one of five administrative regions in the Northwest Territories of Canada. According to Municipal and Community Affairs the
South_Slave_Region
Folk hero of African-American folklore
of the earliest mentions are from oral traditions and in tales from escaped slaves like Frederick Douglass in his autobiography "Narrative of The Life
John_the_Conqueror
Black British abolitionist and writer (c. 1745 – 1797)
it also helped secure passage of the British Slave Trade Act 1807, which abolished the slave trade in Britain. The Interesting Narrative gained renewed
Olaudah_Equiano
Work of fiction, published in 1688
the Royal Slave is a work of prose fiction by Aphra Behn (1640–1689), first published in 1688 by William Canning and reprinted later that year in the
Oroonoko
hands were slaves who labored on plantations. They were commonly used to plant, tend, and harvest cotton, sugar, rice, and tobacco. Field slaves usually
Field slaves in the United States
Field_slaves_in_the_United_States
Escaped slaves living in American swamplands
the Portuguese slave ship São João Bautista by the crew of White Lion as the slaver was transporting them from Portuguese Angola to the Americas. The
Great_Dismal_Swamp_maroons
the Ottoman Empire's economy and traditional society. The main sources of slaves were wars and politically organized enslavement expeditions in the Caucasus
Slavery_in_the_Ottoman_Empire
1859 play by Dion Boucicault
points out the blood on Wahnotee's tomahawk, the oldest slave, Pete, arrives with the photographic plate that captured McClosky's deed. The men begin to
The_Octoroon
English author
After being the personal slave for the Sultan's son, Pellow eventually joined the Sultan's army—an army that consisted almost entirely of slave-soldiers
Thomas_Pellow
Village in Colombia
from the Palenquero community, Bishop Antonio María Casiani signed an Entente Cordiale, a document that granted the community of runaway slaves the right
San_Basilio_de_Palenque
American song
interpreted as having a subtext of celebration about that death and of the slave having contributed to it through deliberate negligence or even deniable
Jimmy_Crack_Corn
Man enslaved by Thomas Jefferson (1775–1846)
taken the name Isaac Granger in freedom or used it before that in the slave community. Someone else may have later mistakenly assigned him the name of
Isaac_Jefferson
King of Quilombo dos Palmares
(c. 1630 - 1678) was the first leader of the massive runaway slave settlement of Quilombo dos Palmares, or Angola Janga, in the present-day state of Alagoas
Ganga_Zumba
American abolitionist and minister
how to read. Henson became literate and was able to lead the growing community of fugitive slaves in Canada. Through contacts and financial assistance there
Josiah_Henson
African-American barber and writer (c. 1784–1865)
authored what is considered the first narrative of a formerly enslaved American, Life of William Grimes, the Runaway Slave, published in 1825, with a second
William_Grimes_(former_slave)
Spartacus (1960) dealt with an actual slave revolt in the Roman Empire known as the Third Servile War. It failed, and all the rebels were executed, but their
List of films featuring slavery
List_of_films_featuring_slavery
2006 novel by Sharon Draper
visited the Cape Coast Castle Point of No Return. The castles housed thousands of slaves that were kept before getting on the ship which was the main inspiration
Copper_Sun
The Indian Ocean slave trade, sometimes known as the East African slave trade, involved the capture and transportation of predominantly sub-Saharan African
Indian_Ocean_slave_trade
1956 book by Kenneth M. Stampp
response, slave trading, and political issues of the time. Stampp answers historians such as Ulrich Phillips, who said that many Southern slave owners were
The_Peculiar_Institution
The history of slavery in the Muslim world was throughout the history of Islam with slaves serving in various social and economic roles, from powerful
History of slavery in the Muslim world
History_of_slavery_in_the_Muslim_world
Play written by William Wells Brown
Act 1, Scene 3: A Room in the Slave Quarters Act 1, Scene 4: Dining Room of Dr. Gaines and Mrs. Gaines Act 2, Scene 1: The Parlor of Dr. Gaines Act 2
The Escape; or, A Leap for Freedom
The_Escape;_or,_A_Leap_for_Freedom
1797 novel by Royall Tyler
the final chapter of this volume, while Updike is on the African coast nursing five sick slaves back to health, he is captured and taken as a slave to
The_Algerine_Captive
African American soldier in Revolutionary War (1753–1868)
must examine your slaves very closely, for the time is coming when the slave will get light; and if ever his mind is enlightened on the subject of freedom
James Robinson (soldier, born 1753)
James_Robinson_(soldier,_born_1753)
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Girl/Female
Greek American
Goddess; godly. Also as abbreviation of names like Althea and Dorothea. The mythological Thea was...
Male
English
English surname transferred to forename use, derived from Middle English slade, SLADE means "small valley."
Female
Russian
(Слава) Russian unisex name SLAVA means "glory."
Female
Vietnamese
Vietnamese name THI means "poem."
Female
German
Pet form of German Kätharina, KÄTHE means "pure."
Boy/Male
Slavic
Glory.
Female
Vietnamese
Vietnamese name THU means "autumn."
Surname or Lastname
English (southern)
English (southern) : topographic name from Middle English slade ‘small valley’, or a habitational name from any of the places named with this word (Old English slæd), for example in Devon and Somerset, or Slad in Gloucestershire.
Male
English
English surname transferred to forename use, derived from the Middle English word tye, TYE means "pasture."
Boy/Male
Norse
Relic; ancestral heritage.
Surname or Lastname
English (Yorkshire)
English (Yorkshire) : variant of Tye.
Surname or Lastname
Irish
Irish : reduced form of MacGlave, an Anglicized form of Gaelic Mag Laithimh (see Glavin 2).English : variant of Gleave.German : habitational name from a place so named in Mecklenberg-West Pomerania.
Boy/Male
English
From the enclosure.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : status name from Middle English thewe ‘thrall’, ‘slave’ (Old English þēow).
Boy/Male
Australian, Gaelic
Mountain
Boy/Male
English
From the valley.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name from Middle English slape ‘slippery, miry place’, or a habitational name from any of the places named with this word (Old English slǣp), as for example Slape in Dorset or Sleap in Shropshire.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : metonymic occupational name for a slater, from Middle English slate ‘slate’.
Boy/Male
German, Irish, Norse, Scandinavian
Ancestral Heritage; Relic
Boy/Male
American, Anglo, British, Christian, English, Hindu, Indian
Child of the Valley
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Girl/Female
German
Labor
Boy/Male
Muslim
Right direction
Girl/Female
Indian, Tamil
Goddess Parvathi
Boy/Male
Australian, Gaelic, Irish
Old; Ancient; River of Wisdom
Boy/Male
Arabic
Zeal; Fire; Heat
Male
Irish
Irish Gaelic name, of unknown NAOISE means. In Celtic mythology, this is the name of the warrior nephew of King Conchobar and beloved of Deirdre.
Boy/Male
Muslim
Another name of God, Present, Ready
Girl/Female
American, Australian
Small Girl
Boy/Male
Indian, Parsi
Followers of Ancient Persian Religion
Girl/Female
Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Modern, Sanskrit, Sikh
Goddess Lakshmi; Desired.
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n.
Same as Slav.
n.
One who has lost the power of resistance; one who surrenders himself to any power whatever; as, a slave to passion, to lust, to strong drink, to ambition.
n.
A slave warehouse, or an inclosure where slaves are quartered temporarily.
n.
A vessel engaged in the slave trade; a slave ship.
v. t.
An artificial material, resembling slate, and used for the above purposes.
imp. & p. p.
of Slave
n.
Silk not yet twisted; floss; -- called also sleave silk.
v. t.
To say "Salve" to; to greet; to salute.
n.
A person engaged in the purchase and sale of slaves; a slave merchant, or slave trader.
n.
See Slav.
pl.
of Slav
n.
To break in a stave or the staves of; to break a hole in; to burst; -- often with in; as, to stave a cask; to stave in a boat.
v. t. & i.
To save, as a ship or goods, from the perils of the sea.
n.
A drudge; one who labors like a slave.
a.
To allay; to quench; to extinguish; as, to slake thirst.
n.
To heal by applications or medicaments; to cure by remedial treatment; to apply salve to; as, to salve a wound.
v. t.
To wash; to bathe; as, to lave a bruise.
v. i.
To drudge; to toil; to labor as a slave.
v. t.
To cover with slate, or with a substance resembling slate; as, to slate a roof; to slate a globe.