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Why We Must Stop Referring to Enslaved People as ‘Slaves’

How we use language matters

I have a new pet project, and it appears to be a cause taken up by countless other word enthusiasts. I’m finding Wikipedia articles where people are referred to as “slaves” and editing the entries to refer to them as “enslaved persons” or “victims of enslavement.” In…

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