Sentence examples of "slavery" in English
Translations:
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esclavage11
The abolition of slavery in Europe eventually reached America.
L'abolition de l'esclavage en Europe finit par atteindre l'Amérique.
Slavery has been abolished in most parts of the world.
L'esclavage a été aboli dans la plupart des régions du monde.
Lincoln set out to abolish slavery in the United States.
Lincoln entreprit l'abolition de l'esclavage aux États-Unis.
It is over a century since slavery was made illegal.
Il y a plus d'un siècle que l'esclavage a été rendu illégal.
In the early days of American history, blacks lived in slavery.
Au commencement de l'histoire américaine, les noirs vivaient en esclavage.
She was born just a generation past slavery; a time when there were no cars on the road or planes in the sky; when someone like her couldn't vote for two reasons — because she was a woman and because of the color of her skin.
Elle est née dans une génération juste après l'esclavage ; à une époque où il n'y avait ni voitures sur la routes ni avions dans le ciel ; à une époque où quelqu'un comme elle ne pouvait pas voter pour deux raisons — parce qu'elle était une femme et à cause de la couleur de sa peau.
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