indentured
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As the conversation gets rolling, she digs into her roots, explaining that her maternal grandmother was an illiterate indentured servant.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 21, 2025
“Obviously the banjo’s got African roots too. Country music came from people in the South and Appalachia, slaves and indentured servants from Europe, each gathering and trading stories.”
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 4, 2024
CAL also found evidence of debt bondage, a form of forced labor that involves “recruitment fees,” often paid with a loan, with workers essentially indentured until their debts are settled.
From Salon • Apr. 2, 2024
A son of a once wealthy merchant family, Joyce was being sent to the West Indies to start his new life as an indentured servant.
From National Geographic • Jan. 11, 2024
“I’m Polly. I was an indentured girl. I ran off with Amari and Tidbit because . . .” She paused.
From "Copper Sun" by Sharon M. Draper
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