Revisions and sourced additions are welcome. As a social-economic system slavery is a legal institution under which a Person (called "a slave" is compelled to work for another The history of slavery uncovers many different forms of human exploitation across many cultures throughout history Slavery as an institution in Mediterranean cultures of the ancient world comprised a mixture of Debt-slavery, slavery as a punishment for crime and The issue of religion and slavery is an area of historical research into the relationship between the world's major Religions and the practice of Slavery. The Bible contains several references to slavery. The Hebrew Bible does not promote Slavery, but neither does it condemn it Christianity does not have a clear position regarding slavery, in favour or against The major juristic schools of Islam traditionally accepted the institution of Slavery. Judaism has been influenced by the experience of slavery of the Hebrews in the land of Egypt, as narrated in the biblical story of The Exodus The Atlantic Slave trade, also known as the transatlantic slave trade, was the trade of African people supplied to the Colonies of the New World This article discusses systems of slavery within Africa the history and effects of the slavery trade upon Africa The Arab Slave trade was the practice of Slavery in West Asia, North Africa, East Africa, and certain parts of Europe (such The history of slavery uncovers many different forms of human exploitation across many cultures throughout history Human trafficking is the recruitment transportation harbouring or receipt of people for the purposes of slavery forced labor (including bonded labor or debt bondage and servitude Sexual slavery refers to the organised coercion of persons into various different sexual practices forced Prostitution single-owner sexual slavery Abolitionism was a political movement of the 18th and 19th century which sought to make Slavery illegal particularly in the United States and British West Indies Involuntary servitude is a United States legal and Constitutional term for a person laboring against that person's will to benefit another under some form The Gulag was the government agency that administered the penal labor camps of the Soviet Union. Unfree labour is a generic or collective term for those work relations especially in modern or early modern history in which people are employed against their will Debt bondage or bonded labor is a means of paying off loans with direct labor instead of currency or goods An indentured servant is a form of Debt bondage worker The Laborer is under Contract of an Employer for some period of time usually three to In Law legal status refers to the concept of individuals having a particular place in society relative to the law as it determines the laws which affect them

Slavery is a social-economic system under which certain persons — known as slaves — are deprived of personal freedom and compelled to perform labour or services. As a social-economic system slavery is a legal institution under which a Person (called "a slave" is compelled to work for another The following is a list of known slaves:

• Abram Petrovich Gannibal (1696–1781), adopted by Russian czar Peter the Great, governor of Tallinn (Reval) (1742–52), general-en-chef (1759–62) for building of sea forts and canals in Russia. Major-General Abram Petrovich Gannibal, also Hannibal or Ganibal or Ibrahim Hannibal or Abram Petrov, (1696 &ndash 14 May Year 1781 ( MDCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Tallinn (historically known by the German, Swedish and Danish name Reval or the Polish name Rewal, among other names Canals are artificial channels for water There are two types of canals water conveyance canals which are used for the conveyance and delivery of water and Waterways Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending
• Absalom Jones, (1746 - February 13, 1818), abolitionist and clergyman. Absalom Jones (1746 &ndash February 13, 1818) was an African American Abolitionist and Clergyman.
• Aesop, Greek poet, c. Aesop (also spelled Æsop, from the Greek Αἴσωπος — Aisōpos) (620-560 BC) known only for the genre of Fables 6th century BC, author or transcriber of Aesop's Fables. The 6th century BC started the first day of 600 BC and ended the last day of 501 BC. Aesop's Fables or Aesopica refers to a collection of Fables credited to Aesop (620&ndash 560 BC) a slave and story-teller who lived
• Al-Khayzuran bint Atta, a Yemenite slave girl who became the wife of the Abbasid Caliph Al-Mahdi and mother of both Caliphs Al-Hadi and Harun al-Rashid, the most famous of the Abbasids. Al-Khayzuran bint Atta ( الخيزران بنت عطاء) (died 789 was the wife of the Abbasid Caliph Al-Mahdi and mother of both Caliphs Yemen ( Arabic: اليَمَن al-Yaman officially the Republic of Yemen ( Arabic: الجمهورية اليمنية al-Jumhuuriyya The Caliph is the Head of state in a Caliphate, and the title for the leader of the Islamic Ummah, an Islamic community ruled by the Shari'ah Muhammad ibn Mansur al-Mahdi ( محمد بن منصورالمهدى) (ruled 775&ndash785 was the third Abbasid Caliph. The Caliph is the Head of state in a Caliphate, and the title for the leader of the Islamic Ummah, an Islamic community ruled by the Shari'ah Abu Abdullah Musa ibn Mahdi al-Hadi (أبو عبد الله موسى بن المهدي الهادي (d Hārūn al-Rashīd (and Persian: هارون الرشيد) also spelled Harun ar-Rashid; English: Aaron the Upright, Aaron the
• Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, (1918– ), a Russian novelist. Aleksandr Isayevich Solzhenitsyn ( Алекса́ндр Иса́евич Солжени́цын) (December 11 1918 – August 3 2008 was a Russian Novelist The Russian people (Русские— Russkie) are an East Slavic Ethnic group, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries A novel (from Italian novella, Spanish novela, French nouvelle for "new" "news" or "short story Through his work The Gulag Archipelago he made the world aware of the Gulag, the Soviet labour camp system. The Gulag Archipelago ( Архипелаг ГУЛАГ) is a book by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn based on the Soviet forced labor and concentration camp system The Gulag was the government agency that administered the penal labor camps of the Soviet Union.
• Amanda America Dickson, daughter of her owner; the fight over her inheritance on his death went all the way to the Supreme Court of Georgia. This article refers to the highest court of the US state of Georgia for the highest court of the country of Georgia see Supreme Court of Georgia (country.
• Ammar bin Yasir, one of the most famous sahaba (companions of the Islamic prophet Muhammad), freed by Abu Bakr. ˤAmmār ibn Yāsir (Arabic عمار بن ياسر is one of the most famous Sahaba and was among the Slaves freed by Abu Bakr. In Islam, the Ṣaḥābah (الصحابة "Companions" were the companions of the Islamic prophet Muḥammad. IMPORTANT PLEASE READ ##### For all questions relating to the addition of (pbuh peace be upon him or other honorifics Early life Abu Bakr was born at Mecca some time in the year 573 CE, in the Banu Taym branch of the Quraysh tribe
• Antarah ibn Shaddad, pre-Islamic Arab born to a slave mother, freed by his father on the eve of battle, also a poet.  'Antara Ibn Shaddād al-'Absi عنترة بن شداد العبسي was a pre-Islamic Arab hero and poet ( fl The history of Pre- Islamic Arabia before the rise of Islam in the 630s is not known in great detail
• Ayuba Suleiman Diallo, also known as Job ben Solomon (1701–1773). Ayuba Suleiman Diallo (1701–1773 also known as Job ben Solomon, was a famous Muslim slave who was a victim of the Atlantic slave trade.
• Baibars, a Kipchack Turk who became a Mamluk Sultan of Egypt and Syria. Baibars, or al-Malik al-Zahir Rukn al-Din Baybars al-Bunduqdari ( Arabic ar الملك‭ ‬الظاهر‭ ‬ركن‭ ‬الدين‭ ‬بيبرس‭ ‬البندقداري This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics. Syria ( سوريّة or) officially the Syrian Arab Republic (Arabic ar الجمهورية العربية السورية
• Benedict the Moor (1526 – April 4, 1589), Italian saint. Saint Benedict ("The Moor " 1526 – April 4, 1589) was an Italian saint
• Bilal ibn Ribah, 6th century, freed and converted to Islam; chosen by Muhammad as his muezzin. Bilal ibn Rabah (بلال بن رباح or Bilal al-Habeshi was an Ethiopian born in Mecca in the late 6th century sometime between 578 and 582 For other meanings including people named 'Islam' see Islam (disambiguation. IMPORTANT PLEASE READ ##### For all questions relating to the addition of (pbuh peace be upon him or other honorifics The muezzin (via Turkish müezzin from Arabic: مؤذن mu’aḏḏin) is a chosen person at the
• Booker T. Washington (1856–1915) was an American educator, author and leader of the African American community. Booker Taliaferro Washington (April 5 1856 &ndash November 14 1915 was an American educator orator author and leader of the African-American community Year 1856 ( MDCCCLVI) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The United States of America —commonly referred to as the African Americans or Black Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the black populations of Africa
• Pope Callixtus I (died 222) was Pope from about 217 to about 222, during the reigns of the Roman Emperors Heliogabalus and Alexander Severus. Events By Place Roman Empire March 11 — Elagabalus is assassinated along with his mother Julia Soemias by legionnaires during History See also History of the Papacy Catholics recognize the Pope as a successor to Saint Peter, who Jesus named as the "shepherd" and The Roman Emperor was the ruler of the Roman State during the imperial period (starting at about 27 BC Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander, commonly called Alexander Severus, (October 1 208 &ndash March 18, 235) was the last Roman emperor He was martyred for his Christian faith and is a canonized saint of the Roman Catholic Church. The term martyr ( Greek μάρτυς martys "witness" is most commonly used today to describe an individual who sacrifices their life (or personal freedom A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth
• Pope Clement I (died in 100) was the fourth Pope according to Catholic tradition. Saint History See also History of the Papacy Catholics recognize the Pope as a successor to Saint Peter, who Jesus named as the "shepherd" and Catholic is an Adjective derived from the Greek adjective '' / 'katholikos' meaning "whole" or "complete". He may have been a freedman of Titus Flavius Clemens. Titus Flavius Clemens was a great-nephew of the Roman Emperor Vespasian. ^[1]
• Cesar Picton ca. Cesar Picton (ca 1755 Senegal – 1836 Kingston-on-Thames, England was enslaved at the age of six 1765 - 1831, enslaved in Senegal, servant in England, later a wealthy coal-merchant. Senegal (le Sénégal officially the Republic of Senegal, is a country south of the Sénégal River in western Africa. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland
• Cezayirli Gazi Hasan Pasha (1713-1790) an Ottoman grand vizier, Kaptan Pasha and an army commander. Cezayirli Gazi Hasan Pasha (1713-1790 ( Hasan Pasha of Algiers) was an Ottoman grand vizier, Kaptan Pasha and an army commander of the The Ottoman Empire (1299–1923 ( Old Ottoman Turkish: دولتْ علیّه عثمانیّه Devlet-i Âliye-yi Osmâniyye, Late Ottoman and Modern Turkish A Vizier ( - wazīr) (sometimes also spelled Vazir Vizir Vasir Wazir Vesir, or Vezir - grammatical vowel changes are common in many western Asian Kaptan Pasha ( Ottoman Turkish: کاپیتان پاشا Kaptan Pasha) or کاپیتان دریا Kaptan-ı Derya (literally Captain of the Sea
• Dave Drake, also known as Dave the Potter, (c. Dave the Slave (also "Dave the Potter" and "David Drake" is the most commonly used moniker of an influential American Potter who lived in Edgefield 1800–1864)
• Denmark Vesey (c. Year -of the Julian calendar. The Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar until Friday, but 12 days ahead since Saturday. Year 1864 ( MDCCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Denmark Vesey (originally Telemaque,1767? &ndash July 2, 1822) was a West Indian slave brought to the United States 1767–1822) was an African American slave, and later a freeman, who planned what would have been one of the largest slave rebellions in the United States had word of the plans not been leaked. Year 1767 ( MDCCLXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1822 (MDCCCXXII was a Common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Sunday of the A slave rebellion is an armed uprising by slaves. Slave rebellions have occurred in nearly all societies that practice slavery and are amongst the most feared events
• Dred Scott (c. Dred Scott (1799 – September 17, 1858) was a slave in the United States who sued unsuccessfully for his freedom in the famous 1799–1858), attempted to sue for his freedom in Scott v. Sandford. Year 1799 ( MDCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1858 ( MDCCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Dred Scott v Sandford —whether or not they were slaves—could never be Citizens of the United States, and that the United States Congress
• Enrique of Malacca, also known as Henry the Black, slave and interpreter of Ferdinand Magellan, the first man to circumnavigate the globe. This article discusses the slave and interpreter of Ferdinand Magellan. This article discusses the slave and interpreter of Ferdinand Magellan. Ferdinand Magellan (Fernão de Magalhães fɨɾˈnɐ̃ũ dɨ mɐgɐˈʎɐ̃ĩʃ Fernando de Magallanes (Spring 1480 &ndash April 27 1521 Mactan Island, Cebu
• Epictetus (55–c. Epictetus ( Greek:; ca 55&ndashca 135 was a Greek Stoic philosopher. Year 55 was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Julian calendar. 135), ancient Greek stoic philosopher
• Estevanico, also known as Esteban the Moor, one of only four survivors of the ill-fated Narváez expedition, later a guide in search of the fabled Seven Cities of Gold (ca. The term ancient Greece refers to the period of Greek history lasting from the Greek Dark Ages ca Stoicism, a school of Hellenistic philosophy, was founded in Athens by Zeno of Citium in the early third century BC Estevanico (c 1500 – 1539 (also known as "Mustafa Zemmouri" "Black Stephen" "Esteban" "Esteban the Moor" "Estevan" "Estebanico" The Narváez expedition was a Spanish attempt to install Pánfilo de Narváez as Adelantado (governor of Spanish Florida during Quivira and Cíbola are two of the fantastic Seven Cities of Gold existing only in a myth that originated around the year 1150 when the Moors conquered Mérida 1503-1539)
• Jean Parisot de la Valette (c. Jean Parisot de Valette (born in 1494 died in Malta 21 August 1568) was born into a noble family in Quercy. 1494-1568), Grand Master of the Order of St John, in 1541 he was captured and made a galley slave for a year by Barbary pirates under the command of Turgut Reis. The Knights Hospitaller (also known as the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of St A galley (from Greek γαλέα - galea is an ancient Ship which can be propelled entirely by human oarsmen, used for Warfare The Barbary pirates, also sometimes called Ottoman corsairs, were Muslim Pirates and Privateers that operated from North Africa, from Turgut Reis ( 1485 - June 23, 1565) was a Turkish Privateer and Ottoman Admiral as well as Bey of
• John Ezzidio (c. John Ezzidio (c 1810 - October 1872 was a freed slave from Nigeria who became a successful businessman and politician in Sierra Leone. 1810 - October 1872), Nigerian slave who became a successful Sierra Leonean politician and businessman.
• Felicitas, Christian martyr and saint (died March 7, 203). Perpetua redirects here For other uses see Perpetua (disambiguation For the other saint named Felicitas see Felicitas of Rome. Year 7 ( VII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Julian calendar. For the grenade launcher see M203. For the US area code see Area code 203.
• Francis Bok, born 1979, Dinka slave from Sudan now in United States
• François Mackandal, Haitian maroon leader. Francis Piol Bol Bok (born February 1979 a Dinka tribesman and native of Sudan, was a slave for ten years but is now an Abolitionist and author The Dinka are a group of tribes of south Sudan, inhabiting the swamplands of the Bahr el Ghazal region of Sudan (officially the Republic of Sudan) ( السودان al-Sūdān is a country in northeastern Africa. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the François Mackandal, (died 1758 was an early Haïtian Maroon leader in the revolt against the French Plantation owners Slave owners, and Mawon is the Haitian Kréyòl word for maroon, meaning "escaped slave"
• Frederick Douglass (c. Frederick Douglass (born Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey, February 14 1818 February 20 1895 was an American abolitionist, editor, Orator 1818–1895), abolitionist writer and speaker. Year 1818 ( MDCCCXVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year
• George Africanus (1763-1834) was a negro slave from Sierra Leone who became a successful entrepreneur in Nottingham. George John Scipio Africanus (1763—1834 was a West African Negro slave who became a successful entrepreneur in Nottingham. Year 1763 ( MDCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1834 ( MDCCCXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Sierra Leone, officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country in West Africa. Nottingham ( is a city in the Ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire, England.
• Gonzalo Guerrero (?–1536) was a sailor from Palos, in Spain who shipwrecked along the Yucatan Peninsula and was taken as a slave by the local Maya. Gonzalo Guerrero (also known as Gonzalo Marinero, Gonzalo de Aroca and Gonzalo de Aroza) was a sailor from Palos, in Spain who Palos de la Frontera or Palos, is a town and Municipality located in the southwestern Spanish province of Huelva, in the autonomous community Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. The Yucatán Peninsula, in Southeastern Mexico, separates the Caribbean Sea from the Gulf of Mexico. The Maya peoples constitute a diverse range of the Native American peoples of southern Mexico and northern Central America.
• Guðríður Símonardóttir (1598-1682), Icelandic woman taken captive by North African slavers (Barbary Pirates). Guðríður Símonardóttir (1598 – December 18, 1682) was one of 242 people abducted from the Westman Islands, Iceland in 1627 North Africa or Northern Africa is the Northernmost Region of the African Continent, separated by the Sahara from Sub-Saharan The Barbary pirates, also sometimes called Ottoman corsairs, were Muslim Pirates and Privateers that operated from North Africa, from
• Hagar, Biblical figure, belonging to Sarah. Hagar (הָגָר "Stranger" Standard Hebrew Hagar, Tiberian Hebrew Hāḡār; هاجر Hajar) according to the Sarah (; Arabic: سارة, Sārah; "a woman of high rank" is the wife of Abraham as described in the Hebrew Bible
• Harriet Tubman, nicknamed "Moses" because of her efforts in helping other slaves escape through the Underground Railway. Harriet Tubman (born Araminta Ross; c 1820 – 10 March 1913 was an African-American Abolitionist, Humanitarian, and Union The Underground Railroad was an informal network of secret routes and Safe houses used by 19th century Black slaves in the United States
• Hermas, author of the text The Shepherd of Hermas and brother of Pope Pius I. Hermas was a well-to-do freedman who lived in Ancient Rome in 3 A The Shepherd of Hermas (sometimes just called The Shepherd) is a Christian work of the second century considered a valuable book by many Christians Pope
• İbrahim Pasha (?-1536), Suleyman the Magnificent's first appointed Grand Vizier. Pargalı İbrahim Pasha or Frenk İbrahim Pasha was the first Grand Vizier appointed by Suleiman the Magnificent of the Ottoman Empire (reigned Suleiman I (سليمان Sulaymān, Süleyman almost always Kanuni Sultan Süleyman) ( 6 November 1494 5/ 6 September 1566 Greek by birth, he was sold as a slave at the age of six to the Ottoman palace for future sultans. The Greeks ( Greek: Έλληνες) are a Nation and Ethnic group native to Greece, Cyprus and neighbouring regions There he befriended Suleiman who was of the same age.
• Ivan Bolotnikov (? - 1608), a fugitive kholop (slave in Russia) and leader of the Bolotnikov rebellion. Ivan Isayevich Bolotnikov (Иван Исаевич Болотников (?—1608 was the leader of the uprising of 1606-1607 ( Bolotnikov rebellion, Восстание Ивана Kholops (Холопы were Feudally dependent people in Russia between the 10th and early 18th centuries The Tsardom of Rus' (Царство Русское was the official name for the Russian state between Ivan IV 's assumption of the title of Tsar (Emperor in 1547 Ivan Isayevich Bolotnikov (Иван Исаевич Болотников (?—1608 was the leader of the uprising of 1606-1607 ( Bolotnikov rebellion, Восстание Ивана
• James Somersett, his escape, supported by abolitionists, led to the milestone Somersett's Case, which effectively ended slavery in Britain, though not in its colonies. James Somerset or Somersett was a young African American slave who was purchased by Charles Stuart in Virginia in 1749 Somersett's Case ( R v Knowles ex parte Somersett) is a famous judgment of the English Court of King's Bench in 1772 which held that Slavery
• Jean-Jacques Dessalines (1758–1806), leader of the Haitian Revolution and first leader of independent Haiti. Jean-Jacques Dessalines ( September 20, 1758 – 17 October 1806 was a leader of the Haitian Revolution and the first ruler of an independent The Revolution (1791–1804 was the most successful of African Slave rebellions in the Western Hemisphere Haiti ( English: ˈheɪ·tiː or haɪ·ˈjiː·tiː French Haïti a·i·ti Haitian Creole:
• Jean Saint Malo, leader of runaway slaves in colonial Louisiana and founder of the secret community that bears his name. Jean Saint Malo in French (? - June 19, 1784) also known as Juan San Malo in Spanish was the leader of a group of runaway Slaves in colonial The State of Louisiana ( or, État de Louisiane, pronounced) is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America Saint Malo was a small fishing village that existed in St Bernard Parish Louisiana on the shore of Lake Borgne from the mid 18th century into the early 20th century
• Jeffrey Hudson, English courtier, spent 25 years as a slave in North Africa. Jeffrey Hudson (1619&ndash1682 was a dwarf who belonged to the court of Queen Henrietta Maria of England in the years before King Charles I North Africa or Northern Africa is the Northernmost Region of the African Continent, separated by the Sahara from Sub-Saharan
• John Brown (fugitive slave) (c. John Brown (c1810 - 1876 also known by his Slave name 'Fed' was a slave in Virginia 1810–1876), escaped and wrote of conditions in Deep South of United States
• John Casor, the first slave in what would later be the United States (Virginia, 1654). Year 1810 ( MDCCCX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year The Deep South is a descriptive category of cultural and geographic subregions in the American South. In 1654 John Casor of Northampton County in the Virginia Colony became the first person to be declared a slave for life The Commonwealth of Virginia ( is an American state
• Jordan Lockett, a runaway slave whose plight led to Wisconsin becoming the only state to declare the Fugitive Slave Law of 1850 unconstitutional. Wisconsin ( or wɪˈskɑnsɨn (French Ouisconsin) is one of the fifty United States of America, located in the north central part of the United States The Fugitive Slave Law or Fugitive Slave Act was passed by the United States Congress on September 18, 1850, as part of the Compromise of
• Joseph, Biblical figure (about 1600 BC). Joseph or Yosef (יוֹסֵ Standard Yosef Tiberian Yôsēp̄, يوسف Yusuf; "He
• Joseph Antonio Emidy, violinist and composer born in Africa, died in Cornwall. Joseph Antonio Emidy 1775 &ndash 23 April 1835 was a Slave in early life but later became a famous and celebrated Violinist and Composer. Cornwall ( Kernow ˈkɛɹnɔʊ is the most southwesterly county of England, on the Peninsula that lies to the west of the River Tamar
• Cinque, leader of the slaves in the Amistad v. United States case in 1839
• Josephine Bakhita, (1869 — February 8 1947), Sudanese, a Roman Catholic nun and saint. Sengbe Pieh (1813 &ndash ca 1879 later known as Joseph Cinqué, was a West African man of the Mende ethnic group and was the most prominent defendant Saint Josephine Bakhita (1869 – February 8 1947) is a Roman Catholic Saint. Sudan (officially the Republic of Sudan) ( السودان al-Sūdān is a country in northeastern Africa.
• Juan Francisco Manzano (c. 1797–1854) Cuban poet. Year 1797 ( MDCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1854 ( MDCCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Cubans (Cubanos are people inhabiting or originating from Cuba.
• Joseph Knight, unsuccessfully sought to get his freedom through the courts in 18th century Scotland. Joseph Knight may refer to Joseph Knight (slave Joseph Knight (gardener Joseph Knight Sr The 18th century lasted from 1701 to 1800 in the Gregorian calendar, in accordance with the Anno Domini / Common Era numbering system Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain.
• Kunta Kinte (1750-1810), Gambian slave and Mandinka tribesman,who unsuccessfully tried to escape to freedom for four times. Kunta Kinte is the central character of the Novel, Roots The Saga of an American Family by Alex Haley, and of the television mini-series A tribe, viewed historically or developmentally consists of a Social group existing before the development of or outside of States Many anthropologists use Then part of his foot was chopped of by slave catchers. Ancestor of the famous writer of "Roots. The Saga of an American Family", Alex Haley. Alexander Murray Palmer Haley (August 11 1921–February 10 1992 was an American Writer.
• Lydia, a slave shot and wounded by her owner when she struggled to escape a whipping, an action ruled legal by the Supreme Court of North Carolina in 1830 (see North Carolina v. Mann) . The Supreme Court of North Carolina is the state's highest Appellate court. For the game see 1830 (board game. Year 1830 ( MDCCCXXX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display North Carolina v Mann, 13 NC 263 ( NC 1830) (or State v Mann, as it would have been identified within North Carolina
• Malinche, translator during the Spanish conquest of Mexico. La Malinche (c 1496 or c 1505 &ndash c 1529 some sources give 1550 known also as Malintzin and Doña Marina, was an indigenous woman (almost certainly The Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire was one of the most important campaigns in the Spanish colonization of the Americas.
• Mammy Lou, actress who appeared in the silent film, The Glorious Adventure . Mammy Lou (born c 1804 was apparently the oldest person to appear in a film
• Marcus Tullius Tiro, Roman author (c. Marcus Tullius Tiro ( d ca 4 BC was first a slave, then a Freedman of Cicero. 103–4 BC), slave and secretary of the Roman politian Cicero, later freed; invented a long-lasting system of shorthand and wrote books that are now lost. Year 4 BC was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Julian calendar. Marcus Tullius Cicero ( Classical Latin ˈkikeroː usually ˈsɪsərəʊ in English January 3, 106 BC &ndash December 7, 43 BC was a Roman
• Margaret Garner (1835 – 1858) was a slave in pre-Civil War America notorious or celebrated for killing her own daughter rather than see the child returned to slavery. Margaret Garner (called Peggy was an enslaved African American woman in pre- Civil War America who was notorious - or celebrated - for killing her own daughter rather Year 1835 ( MDCCCXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1858 ( MDCCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common
• Mary Prince (1788-?1833); the account of her life galvanized the anti-slavery movement in England. Mary Prince (1788-?1833 was a Bermudian woman born into Slavery in Brackish Pond which is now known as Devonshire Marsh in Devonshire Parish Bermuda Abolitionism was a political movement of the 18th and 19th century which sought to make Slavery illegal particularly in the United States and British West Indies
• Mende Nazer, a Nuba woman captured in Darfur and transported from Sudan to London, where she eventually won refugee status and wrote the memoir Slave (2004). Mende Nazer was a slave in Sudan. She was made famous by her transfer to England to serve a diplomatic family For the musical form see Andalusi nubah or Nuubaat. Nuba is a collective term used here for the humans who inhabit the Nuba Mountains Darfur (دار فور daar foor, lit "realm of the Fur " is a region in Sudan. Sudan (officially the Republic of Sudan) ( السودان al-Sūdān is a country in northeastern Africa. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom.
• Miguel de Cervantes (September 29, 1547 - April 23, 1616), author of Don Quixote de la Mancha, the first modern novel. Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra ( in modern Spanish; September 29, 1547 &ndash April 22, 1616) was a Spanish Novelist es '''''Don Quixote''''' (, see spelling and pronunciation below fully titled es '''''El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha''''' ("The Ingenious Hidalgo Don He spent five years as a slave and property of the viceroy of Algiers after being captured by Barbary pirates. Algiers (الجزائر Algerian Arabic: Dzayer ( (From kabyle pronunciation Kabyle: Ledzayer, Alger) is the Capital and largest The Barbary pirates, also sometimes called Ottoman corsairs, were Muslim Pirates and Privateers that operated from North Africa, from ^[2]
• Moses, ancient Israelite who led his people out of slavery in Egypt
• Nanny of the Maroons, also known as Granny Nanny and Queen Nanny, Jamaican Maroons leader. Moses ( Latin: Moyses,; Greek: grc Mωυσής in both the Septuagint and the New Testament; Arabic: ar موسىٰ See also History of ancient Israel and Judah According to the Bible, the Israelites were the dominant group living in the Land of Israel. Nanny of the Maroons, also known as Queen Nanny and Granny Nanny, a National Hero of Jamaica, was a well-known leader of the Jamaican Maroons The Jamaican Maroons were runaway slaves who fought the British during the 18th century and the term is now used for their descendants
• Nat Turner (1800–1831), escaped and led revolt in Southampton County, Virginia. Nat Turner (Nathaniel Turner October 2 1800 – November 11 1831 was an American slave who started the largest slave rebellion in the Antebellum Year -of the Julian calendar. The Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar until Friday, but 12 days ahead since Saturday. Year 1831 ( MDCCCXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Southampton County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia, a state of the United States. The Commonwealth of Virginia ( is an American state
• Nero Hawley (1742-1817), free slave, served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War, buried Trumbull, Connecticut. Nero Hawley (1742-1817 born into Slavery in North Stratford now Trumbull Connecticut, enlisted in the Continental Army on April 20, Year 1742 ( MDCCXLII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1817 ( MDCCCXVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The American Continental Army was an Army formed after the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War by the colonies that became the United States of America In this article the inhabitants of the thirteen colonies that supported the American Revolution are primarily referred to as "Americans" with occasional references to "Patriots" Trumbull is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States.
• Olaudah Equiano (c. Olaudah Equiano ( c 1745 &ndash 31 March 1797) also known as Gustavus Vassa, was one of the most prominent people of African heritage involved 1745–1797), also known as Gustavus Vassa, prominent African/British author and figure in the abolitionist cause. Year 1745 ( MDCCXLV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1797 ( MDCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common
• Onesimus, a slave of Philemon of Colossae who ran away and, having met St. Paul, was converted by him. Saint Onesimus ( d Ca 90-95 (Greek for "useful" also called Onesimus of Byzantium and The Holy Apostle Onesimus in some Eastern Philemon was the recipient of a private letter from Paul of Tarsus. Paul the apostle (שאול התרסי Šaʾul HaTarsi, meaning " Saul of Tarsus " Σαούλ Saul and Σαῦλος Saulos and Paul set him back to the Christian Philemon with a letter, which is the Epistle to Philemon. The Epistle to Philemon is a prison letter from Paul of Tarsus to Philemon, a leader in the Colossian church. Ignatius of Antioch mentions an Onesimus as Bishop of Ephesus in the early second century, but it is not certain that these are the same men. Saint Ignatius of Antioch (also known as Theophorus) (ca 35-110 was the third Bishop and Patriarch of Antioch and possibly a student of the Apostle John The 2nd century is the period from 101 to 200 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Christian / Common Era.
• Owen Fitzpen, English merchant taken captive by Turkish pirates in 1620, subsequently escaped. Owen Fitzpen (also known as Owen Phippen) was an English merchant taken captive by Barbary pirates who later mounted a heroic escape The Barbary pirates, also sometimes called Ottoman corsairs, were Muslim Pirates and Privateers that operated from North Africa, from
• Patrick, abducted from Britain, enslaved in Ireland, escaped to Britain, returned to Ireland as a missionary. Saint Patrick (Patricius Irish: Naomh Pádraig) was a Roman Britain -born Christian Missionary and is the Patron saint Roman Britain refers to those parts of the island of Great Britain controlled by the Roman Empire between AD 43 and 410 Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world
• Phillis Wheatley, Colonial American poet
• Pope Pius I was Pope from about 140 to about 154, during the reign of the Roman Emperor Antonius Pius. Phillis Wheatley (1753 – December 5, 1784) was the first published African American poet whose writings helped create the genre of African American The term colonial history of the United States refers to the history of the land that would become the United States from the start of European settlement to the time of independence Pope History See also History of the Papacy Catholics recognize the Pope as a successor to Saint Peter, who Jesus named as the "shepherd" and Titus Aurelius Fulvus Boionius Arrius Antoninus ( September 19, 86 &ndash March 7 161) generally known in English as Antoninus Pius
• Prosper, a slave cruelly murdered by his owner Arthur William Hodge, for which Hodge was tried and executed, the first such case ever recorded.
• Qutb-ud-din Aybak or Qutbuddin Aibak, Turkish ex-slave, became a soldier, the first of the Sultans of Delhi, founder of India's "slave dynasty". Qutb-ud-din Aybak ( Persian / Urdu: قطب الدین ایبک) was a Turkic ruler of medieval India, the first Sultan of Delhi Qutb-ud-din Aybak ( Persian / Urdu: قطب الدین ایبک) was a Turkic ruler of medieval India, the first Sultan of Delhi The Turkish people (Türk Halkı also known as " Turks " ( Türkler) are defined mainly as being speakers of Turkish as a First language The Delhi Sultanate ( Urdu: دلی سلطنت, दिल्ली सलतनत or Sultanat e Hind ( سلطنتِ هند; सलतनत ए India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country The Mamluk Dynasty or Ghulam Dynasty ( Urdu: غلام خاندان Hindi: ग़ुलाम ख़ानदान served as the first Sultans of
• Robert Drury (born 1687; died between 1743 and 1750) was an English sailor who was shipwrecked on the island of Madagascar in 1702, and remained there as a slave till 1717. Robert Drury (born 1687 died between 1743 and 1750 was an English Sailor on the Degrave who was shipwrecked at the age of 17 on the island Year 1743 ( MDCCXLIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1750 ( MDCCL) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Madagascar, or Republic of Madagascar (older name Malagasy Republic) is an Island nation in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern
• Romaica, slave girl who became the favorite wife of Muhammad al-Mu'tamid, Muslim king of Seville, Spain. Muhammad Ibn Abbad Al Mutamid (1040 - 1095 was the third and last ruler (reigned 1069&ndash1091 of Seville in Al-Andalus from the Abbadid dynasty. Seville ( Spanish: Sevilla, see also different names) is the artistic cultural and financial capital of southern Spain. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.
• Roustam Raza, Napoleon Bonaparte's Armenian bodyguard. Roustam Raza, also known as Roustan or Rustam (Ռուստամ Ռազա was Napoleon Bonaparte 's famous Mamluk Bodyguard. Napoleon Bonaparte (15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821 was a French military and political leader who had a significant impact on the History of Europe. The Armenians (Հայեր Hayer) are a Nation and Ethnic group originating in the Caucasus and in the Armenian Highlands A large
• Roxelana, (circa 1500 - April 18, 1558), a concubine and later wife to the sultan Suleiman the Magnificent, and mother of Selim II. Roxelana (c 1510 - April 18, 1558) was the only legal wife of Süleyman the Magnificent of the Ottoman Empire. Suleiman I (سليمان Sulaymān, Süleyman almost always Kanuni Sultan Süleyman) ( 6 November 1494 5/ 6 September 1566 Selim II ( Ottoman Turkish: سليم ثانى Selīm-i sānī, Turkish: II
• Salman Al Farisi, of Persian descent, he was owned by a Jew of the Beni Quraiza in Arabia, became one of Muhammad's companions and was the first to translate the Quran. The Persian Empire was a series of Iranian empires that ruled over the Iranian plateau, the original Persian homeland and beyond in Western Asia The Arabian Peninsula (in Arabic: شبه الجزيرة العربية šibh al-jazīra al-ʻarabīya or جزيرة العرب jazīrat al-ʻarab) IMPORTANT PLEASE READ ##### For all questions relating to the addition of (pbuh peace be upon him or other honorifics The Qur’an ( القرآن, literally "the recitation" also sometimes transliterated as Qur’ān, Koran, Alcoran
• Salvius, also known as Tryphon, leader of the 104 B. Salvius (d c 100 BCE was a Flute player who was proclaimed king by the rebelling slaves of ancient Sicily during the Second Servile War. C. slave rebellion in Sicily known as the Second Servile War. Sicily ( Italian and Sicilian: Sicilia) is an autonomous region of Italy. The Second Servile War was an unsuccessful slave uprising against the Roman Republic on the island of Sicily.
• Scipio Africanus (c. Scipio Africanus (1702 &ndash 21 December 1720 was a slave born to unknown parents from West Africa. 1702-1720)
• Scipio Moorhead, enslaved artist. Year 1702 ( MDCCII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1720 ( MDCCXX) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Scipio Moorhead (active c 1773) was an enslaved African American Artist who lived in Boston
• Sojourner Truth (c. Sojourner Truth (1797– November 26, 1883) was the self-given name from 1843 of Isabella Baumfree, an American abolitionist and Women's 1797–1883)
• Solomon Bayley, wrote a book in 1825 about his life as a slave. Year 1797 ( MDCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Solomon Bayley was an African American Slave who was born in Delaware.
• Spartacus, gladiator and rebel leader, led the Servile Revolt, died 71 BC
• Sumayyah binte Khabbab, an Abbyssinian slave, the mother of Ammar bin Yasir, was killed by her master when she refused to renounce Islam, thus becoming its first martyr. Spartacus (c 109 BC-71 BC according to Roman historians was a Slave who became the leader (or possibly one of several leaders in the unsuccessful slave The Third Servile War, also called the Gladiator War and The War of Spartacus by Plutarch, was the last of a series of unrelated and unsuccessful slave Events By place Rome Third Servile War ends — Slave uprising under leadership of Spartacus is crushed by a Roman army under ˤAmmār ibn Yāsir (Arabic عمار بن ياسر is one of the most famous Sahaba and was among the Slaves freed by Abu Bakr. For other meanings including people named 'Islam' see Islam (disambiguation.
• Terence (full name Publius Terentius Afer), Roman playwright, comic poet who wrote before and possibly after his freedom, died 159 BC. Publius Terentius Afer (195/185&ndash159 BC better known as Terence, was a Playwright of the Roman Republic.
• Thomas Pellow, a young Cornish boy who was kidnapped by North African pirates and sold as a slave in Morocco. The Cornish people (Kernowyon are regarded as an Ethnic group of the United Kingdom originating in Cornwall. The Barbary pirates, also sometimes called Ottoman corsairs, were Muslim Pirates and Privateers that operated from North Africa, from Morocco (المغرب "al-Maghrib" officially the Kingdom of Morocco (المملكة المغربية is a country located in North Africa His story is told in the book "White Gold" by Giles Milton. Giles Milton is a British Writer and Journalist born in Buckinghamshire in 1966 ^[3]
• Toussaint L'Ouverture, freed slave who led the slave revolt that led to the independence of Haiti. François-Dominique Toussaint Louverture Haiti ( English: ˈheɪ·tiː or haɪ·ˈjiː·tiː French Haïti a·i·ti Haitian Creole:
• Ukawsaw Gronniosaw, freed slave turned writer. Ukawsaw Gronniosaw (born ca 1705 - 1775 was a freed Slave and autobiographer
• Vincent de Paul. St Vincent de Paul and Church of St Vincent de Paul redirect here (1576–1660) Taken captive by Turkish pirates, sold into slavery, freed in 1607. The Barbary pirates, also sometimes called Ottoman corsairs, were Muslim Pirates and Privateers that operated from North Africa, from
• William Ellison (1790-1861), mixed race, gained his freedom, became a slaveholder himself, producing cotton. The terms multiracial and mixed-race describe people whose ancestries come from different races.
• William and Ellen Craft, slaves who wrote a tale of their flight from slavery (1800s). Ellen Craft (c 1826 &ndash c 1897 was a slave in Macon Georgia, in the United States.
• William Lee, personal servent to George Washington. William Lee or Will Lee or Bill Lee or Billy Lee may refer to Miscellaneous William Lee (inventor (c
• Yarrow Mamout, freed after serving many years in America
• Zayd ibn Haritha, given to Muhammad's wife Khadijah, freed, adopted, became known as Zayd ibn Muhammad. Zayd bin Harithah (زيد بن حارثة Zayd bin Muhammad or Zaid Mawla Muhammad) (c IMPORTANT PLEASE READ ##### For all questions relating to the addition of (pbuh peace be upon him or other honorifics Khadijah bint Khuwaylid or Khadijah al-Kubra The following is a NAMED REFERENCE
• Zheng pang wang, Chinese explorer.
• Ziryab, also known as Abul-Hasan Alí Ibn Nafí, musician, introduced asparagus to Europe (c. Abu l-Hasan ‘Ali Ibn Nafi‘ ( Persian and Arabic: أبو الحسن علي ابن نافع) (c Asparagus officinalis is a flowering plant species in the genus Asparagus from which the Vegetable known as asparagus is obtained 789 - 857). Events By Place Asia An uprising in Japan leads to a major defeat for Emperor Kammu, alongside a severe Drought and Events By Place Europe The Vikings raid Dorestad. Byzantine Empire Michael III
• Zumbi, escaped and joined the Quilombo dos Palmares, the largest ever settlement of escaped slaves in colonial Brazil, becoming its last and most famous leader. Zumbi also known as Zumbi dos Palmares ( 1655 - November 20, 1695, pronounced 'zoombee' was the last of the leaders of the Quilombo dos Palmares, or Quilombo dos Palmares, was a collaboration of around ten Quilombos (or Mocambos) that grew from 1605 onwards in colonial In the History of Brazil, Colonial Brazil comprises the period from 1500 with the arrival of the Portuguese, until 1815 when Brazil was elevated

See also

• Janissary
• Mameluk

References