proslavery
Americanadjective
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favoring slavery.
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U.S. History. favoring the continued enslavement of Black people, or opposed to ending or altering the institution of slavery.
noun
adjective
Other Word Forms
- proslaver noun
- proslaveryism noun
Etymology
Origin of proslavery
Example Sentences
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Public opinion on the issue was mixed; there were proslavery Northerners and antislavery Southerners.
From Literature
Neither side, proslavery or antislavery, South or North, was satisfied with the Compromise of 1850.
From Literature
Antislavery and proslavery settlers poured into the Kansas territory to sway the vote on the question of slavery.
From Literature
When a Kentucky constitutional convention finally did meet, it was dominated by conservatives who actually strengthened the proslavery laws, to Clay’s chagrin.
In the alleys behind some of those rowhouses, artist Eastman Johnson had spent time with people who were less than pleased about the election of a proslavery Democrat.
From Washington Post
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