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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=L2XCbqRi6s0

This is small, but feels right.

I’ve been trying to use “enslaved” instead of “slave.” For example “enslaved people in America” or “enslaved labor.” I noticed many Black folks making this subtle change so I followed their cue.

I believe it matters because “slave” names someone by definition, whereby “enslaved” names their situation.

Would you rather be noted as a slave or a person who was enslaved?

(I’m writing a chapter in my book about this.)

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