List of slaves

Slavery be one kind social-economic system wey people dey suffer: dem no get freedom and dem dey force to do work or service without pay. Dem people wey dey in dis condition, we dey call dem slaves or enslaved people.

Dis be list of some important historical people wey na dem enslave for some time for dema life, dem arrange am from A to Z based on dema first name.

A

Abraham be enslaved black man wey dey carry message between frontier and Charles Town for war with Cherokee, wey fit free am.^[1]^[2]^[3]
Abdul Rahman Ibrahima Sori (1762–1829), na prince from West Africa wey dem hold for United States for 40 years till President John Quincy Adams free am.
Abram Petrovich Gannibal (1696–1781), dem adopt am by Russian czar Peter the Great, him be governor for Tallinn (Reval) (1742–1752) and general-en-chef (1759–1762) wey dey build sea forts and canals for Russia; e be great-grandpapa of Alexander Pushkin. See The Slave in European Art for him portraits.
Absalom Jones (1746–1818), him don free himself, na abolitionist and clergyman – first ordained black priest of Episcopal Church.
Abu Lu'lu'a Firuz (die 644), na Persian craftsman and captive wey kill second Islamic caliph Umar ibn al-Khattab (r. 634–644).
Addas (7th century) na enslaved Christian boy wey dey live for Taif during Muhammad time, wey people talk say na him be first person from western Taif wey convert to Islam.^[4]^[5]
Adriaan de Bruin (c. 1700–1766), wey dem call Tabo Jansz before, na enslaved servant for Dutch Republic wey turn free man for Hoorn, North Holland.^[6]^[7]^[8]
Adam Brzeziński (1768 – after 1797), Polish serf and Royal Ballet Dancer, wey donate to king of Poland by will and testament.^[9]
Aesop (c. 620–564 BCE), na Greek poet and author or transcriber for Aesop's Fables.
Afanasy Grigoriev (1782–1868), na Russian serf and Neoclassical architect.
Afrosinya (1699/1700–1748), na Russian serf, fit be Finnish captive, na enslaved mistress of Alexei Petrovich, Tsarevich of Russia.
Agathoclia (shey die around 230), na martyr and patron saint for Mequinenza town for Spain.
Alam al-Malika (shey die 1130), na singer wey dem catch as slave but rise become de prime minister and ruler for Zubayd, wey dey now Yemen. Alexina Morrison, na run away girl from slavery for Louisiana wey claim say she be kidnapped white pikin, she sue her master wey make people vex say dem go lynch am.
Alfred "Teen" Blackburn (1842–1951), one of de last survivors of slavery for United States wey fit remember wetin happen. Alfred Francis Russell (1817–1884), na 10th President of Liberia.

Alice Clifton (c. 1772–unknown), as slave pikin, she dey trial for infanticide matter for 1787.
Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca (c. 1490–c. 1558), na Spanish explorer wey dem turn slave by Native Americans for Gulf Coast after e survive Narváez expedition wey scatter for 1527.
Al-Khayzuran bint Atta (shey die 789), na Yemeni girl wey turn wife for Abbasid Caliph Al-Mahdi and mama to two Caliphs, Al-Hadi and Harun al-Rashid, wey dem sabi well well.
Alp-Tegin (shey die 963), na member of nomadic Turks, dem carry am as slave small for Samanid court for Bukhara, later e come be army commander for Samanid Empire. Him son-in-law Sabuktigin later start Ghaznavid Empire.
Amanda America Dickson (1849–1893), daughter of white planter David Dickson and Julia Frances Lewis, she be slave under Dickson's mama. Even though she dey legally enslaved till after Civil War, Amanda be her papa favorite and she inherit him $500,000 estate after him die for 1885.
Ammar bin Yasir (570–657), one of di popular sahaba dem wey Abu Bakr free.
Amos Fortune (1710–1801), African prince wey don suffer for United States for most of him life. Di children book wey talk about am, Amos Fortune, Free Man win Newbery Medal for 1951.
Anarcha Westcott (c. 1828–unknown), black woman wey dey enslaved for di United States, she be among di women wey J. Marion Sims use do experiment. Portrait of Andrey Voronikhin. Engraving by V. A. Bobrov from di early 19th century.
Andrey Voronikhin (1759–1814), Russian serf, architect and painter.
Andrea Aguyar (died 1849), former enslaved black man from Uruguay wey join Giuseppe Garibaldi during di Italian revolution for di Uruguayan Civil War of di 1840s and die for fight for di Roman Republic of 1849.

Portrait of Andrey Voronikhin. Engraving by V. A. Bobrov from the beginning of the 19th century.

Andrew Jackson Beard (1849–1921), inventor, him free at age 15 by di Emancipation Proclamation.
Anna J. Cooper (1858–1964), author, educator, speaker and big African-American scholar.
Anna Madgigine Jai Kingsley (1793–1870), woman wey dey enslaved then become planter and slave owner. Anna Williams, woman wey dey enslaved for Washington, D.C. wey go court win her freedom against di United States Court of Appeals.
Annice (died 1828), dem execute her for murder five children. Annika Svahn (fl. 1714), Finnish woman wey Russian take away during di Great Northern War. She be vicar pikin for Joutseno, wey become popular victim for di wahala wey civilian dem suffer during di Russian occupation.
Antarah ibn Shaddad (525–608), pre-Islamic Arab wey born from enslaved woman, him papa free am before battle, and he be poet too.
Anthony Burns (1834–1862), na Baptist preacher wey escape slavery go Boston, but dem catch am again because Fugitive Slave Act wey dey 1850, den people wey no want am capture buy im freedom for Boston.

Antonia Bonnelli (1786–1870), dem capture am and enslave am by Mikasuki tribe for Florida in 1802.
António Corea, na European name wey dem give to Korean. Dem carry am go Italy, wey fit make am di first Korean wey step foot for Europe.
Antón Guanche (15th century), na Guanche from Tenerife, dem capture am, enslave am, come return am go di island.
Aqualtune Ezgondidu Mahamud da Silva Santos (died 1677), na princess of Kongo, mother of Ganga Zumba and grandmother of Zumbi dos Palmares. She lead 10,000 men during di Battle of Mbwila between Kingdom of Kongo and Kingdom of Portugal. Dem catch am by Portuguese forces, carry am go Brazil and sell am as slave. She start di slave settlement of Quilombo dos Palmares with her son Ganga Zumba.
Archer Alexander (1810–1879), na model wey dem use for di slave wey dey di 1876 Emancipation Memorial sculpture. Abram Petrovich Gannibal, bust wey dey Petrovskoe, Russia.
Archibald Grimké (1849–1930), born into slavery, son of white papa, become American lawyer, intellectual, journalist, diplomat and community leader.
Arthur Crumpler (c. 1835–1910), escape slavery for Virginia, na di second husband of Dr. Rebecca Davis Lee Crumpler.
Aster Ganno (c. 1872–1964), na young Ethiopian woman wey Italian Navy rescue from slave ship wey dey cross go Yemen. She go translate di Bible into Oromo language. Also she prepare literacy materials and spend di rest of her life as school teacher.
Augustine Tolton (1854–1897), na di first black priest for di United States.
Aurelia Philematium, na freedwoman wey her tombstone dey praise her marriage with her fellow freedman, Lucius Aurelius Hermia.

Ayuba Suleiman Diallo (1701–1773), wey dem sabi as Job ben Solomon, na Muslim wey come from Bundu state for West Africa. E dey suffer for two years for Maryland as slave, but dem free am for 1734. Later, e write hin story wey dem publish as one of di first slave narrative.

B

Baibars (1223–1277), wey dem dey call am Abu al-Futuh, na Kipchak Turk wey turn Mamluk sultan for Egypt and Syria.
Balthild (c. 626–680), na Anglo-Saxon woman wey come from big family, dem sell am gree as small pikin, serve for Erchinoald house, wey be mayor for Neustria. After, she marry Clovis II, and later she be regent when her pikin Clotaire dey small. She stop dem wey dey trade Christian slaves and dey fight for freedom of children wey dem sell as slaves. Pope Nicholas I canonize am about 200 years after she die.
Bass Reeves (1838–1910), na one of di first black Deputy U.S. Marshals for di west of di Mississippi River, wey don arrest over 3,000 bad guys and shoot fourteen outlaws for self-defense.
Belinda Sutton (1713–179?), born for Ghana, she dey beg for support from her enslaver estate, wey be one early case for reparations den inspire future activism.
Bell (Belinda) (c. 1750–c. 1772), born for Bengal, dem carry her go Scotland as servant for East India Company nabob. Dem accuse am say she kill pikin, she dey beg make dem banish am and she turn “slave for life” and dem carry am go Virginia for 1772. She na di last person wey court for Britain call slave.
Benjamin S. Turner (1825–1894), former slave wey be politician wey represent Alabama's 1st congressional district for United States House of Representatives. Him be di first African American wey don represent di state for Congress.
Benkos Biohó, wey born for royal family of Bissagos Islands, dem kidnap am and enslave am. After dem carry am go Spanish New Granada for South America, him fit escape, help plenty other slaves escape too, and create di maroon community of San Basilio de Palenque. Di Governor Diego Pacheco Téllez-Girón Gómez de Sandoval of Cartagena betray am and hang am for 1621, but di community wey him build still dey live free till today.
Betty Hemings (c. 1735–1807), na enslave mixed-race woman wey for colonial Virginia, wey for 1761 start dey be sex slave of her master, planter John Wayles, and she get six mixed-race children with am over 12 years, including Sally Hemings and James Hemings.
Big Eyes (fl. 1540), na Wichita woman wey dem enslave by Tejas people before dem capture am and enslave am by conquistador Juan de Zaldívar.
Bilichild (died 610), be queen of Austrasia through marriage to Theudebert II.
Bilal ibn Ribah (580–640), wey dem free in 6th century. Him convert to Islam and be Muhammad's muezzin.
Bill Richmond (1763–1829), wey born for America, dem free am and him become one of England's best boxers.
Saint Brigid of Kildare as dem depict am for Saint Non's chapel, St Davids, Wales.
Billy (born c. 1754), na man wey run come from John Tayloe II's plantation, dem charge am for treason against Virginia during American Revolutionary War. Him collect pardon after e talk say, as slave, him no be citizen, so e no fit commit treason against government wey him no dey owe loyalty to.
Bissula (fl. 368) na Alemannic woman wey dem enslave, and she be inspiration for Roman poet Ausonius.
Blanche Bruce (1841–1898) na di first and only former slave wey serve for United States Senate.
Blandina (c. 162–177) be slave and Christian martyr for Roman Gaul.
Booker T. Washington (1856–1915), born inside slavery, come be American educator, author and leader of African-American community after Civil War.
Saint Brigid of Kildare, na major Irish Saint. Tradition say Brigid born for 451 AD for Faughart, just north of Dundalk for County Louth, Ireland. Her mama na Brocca, Pict slave wey Saint Patrick don baptize. Dem talk say her papa be Dubhthach, chieftain of Leinster. Dubthach wife force am sell Brigid's mama to druid when she carry belle. Brigid self born for slavery. Di small Brigid fit perform miracle, like healing and feeding di poor. At age ten, dem return am as household servant to her papa, where her charity make am dey give out hin things to anybody wey ask. For two Lives, Dubthach dey vex with her, he carry am go King of Leinster to sell her. While Dubthach dey talk with di king, Brigid don give away hin jeweled sword to beggar to change am for food to feed di family. Di king sabi her holiness well well and e make Dubthach free him daughter. After dat, she start her waka as popular nun.
Brigitta Scherzenfeldt (1698–1733), Swedish wey dey write memoirs and teach weaving, she catch during di Great Northern War, carry go live as slave for di Kalmyk kingdom for Central Asia.
Bussa wey born free man for West Africa, maybe Igbo pikin, dem catch am by African slave traders, sell am go Britain, transport am go Barbados (wey slavery don dey legal since 1661) for late 18th century as slave.

C

Charlotte Aïssé
Cezayirli Gazi Hasan Pasha statue for Mersin Naval Museum
Caenis, na woman wey don suffer as slave, she be secretary for Antonia Minor (emperor Claudius mama) plus Vespasian wey be Roman emperor.
Caesar (c. 1737–1852), na di last slave wey fit get freedom for New York. E reach supercentenarian level, plus fit be di first person wey dem snap while dem dey alive in 1851.
Caesar Nero Paul (c. 1741–1823), as small pikin, dem carry am from Africa come Exeter, New Hampshire, but e get freedom, start big New England family wey dey fight against slavery.
Pope Callixtus I (died 223), na man wey don suffer as slave, pope from about 218 to about 223, during di time of Heliogabalus and Alexander Severus. Dem kill am for him Christian faith, now he be saint for Roman Catholic Church.
Carlota (died 1844), she lead slave rebellion for Cuba for 1843–1844.
Castus, na enslaved Gaul and one of di leaders for di Third Servile War wey get people wey dey fight for freedom.
Catalina of Motril (fl. 1501–1531), she be bed servant for Catherine of Aragon when she marry Henry VIII for England.
Cato (1786–1803), na man wey don suffer for Charleston, New York, wey kill twelve-year-old Mary Akins after e try rape am. Him confession show for di murder book of dat time.
Cato, na African-American man wey serve as American Black Patriot spy and courier to gather info with him owner, Hercules Mulligan.
Celia (died 1855), na woman wey dem catch and kill for di murder of Robert Newsom, her enslaver. During di trial, John Jameson argue say she kill am for self-defense to stop am from raping her.
Cesar Picton (c. 1765–1831), na slave wey start for Senegal, later work as servant for England, come get money as coal merchant.
Cevri Kalfa, one Georgian girl wey e dey for sultan harem for Istanbul, wey save Mahmud II life. Dem reward am wit big position haznedar usta, wey be chief treasurer for the imperial Harem.
Cezayirli Gazi Hasan Pasha (1713–1790) na Georgian wey dem enslave for Ottoman Empire, wey rise become grand vizier, Kapudan Pasha, and army boss.
Charity Folks (1757–1834), American slave wey born for Annapolis, Maryland, release from slavery for 1797 and later become property owner.
Charles Deslondes, Haitian mulatto wey dey oversee other slaves for André plantation and leader of 1811 German Coast Uprising for Louisiana. Dem kill am terribly by the militia wey suppress the slave revolt.
Charlotte Aïssé, (c. 1694–1733), French letter-writer, daughter of one Circassian chief, wey suffer for Ottoman Black Sea slave trade.
Charlotte Dupuy (c. 1787/1790–c. 1866), wey dem dey call Lottie, file freedom suit for 1829 against her enslaver, Henry Clay, wey be Secretary of State, but she lose.
Chica da Silva (c. 1732–1796), wey dem sabi as Xica da Silva, Brazilian courtesan wey become rich and powerful even though she born into slavery.
Chloe Cooley (fl. 1793), wey dey enslave for Canada, her violent treatment and transport to US make Upper Canada pass 1793 Act Against Slavery.
Christopher Shields (born 1774) na George Washington slave wey he keep am for Mount Vernon. The place wey he die and the year wey e happen no dey clear.
Christophorus Plato Castanis, (born 1814) na runaway Greek slave from Chios. He journey come US with Samuel Gridley Howe and John Celivergos Zachos.
Castanis be Greek-American author and lecturer.
Çiçek Hatun (fl. 1453) na Greek girl wey dem capture when Constantinople fall and put as one of the concubine for Sultan Mehmet II harem.
Clara Brown (around 1800–1885), she be one woman wey dem don enslave for Virginia. She come be community leader, give back for people wey don free during Colorado Gold Rush.
Claudia Acte (1st century), na mistress for Roman emperor Nero.
Pope Clement I (wey die for 100), na di fourth Pope for Catholic tradition. E fit dey freedman for Titus Flavius Clemens.
Cleon (die 132 BC) na leader for di First Servile War.
Colonel Tye (1753–1780), wey dem dey call Titus Cornelius, him don free, come be Black Loyalist soldier and guerrilla leader for di American Revolution.
Crixus, na Gallic gladiator and military leader for di Third Servile War.
Cudjoe Lewis (around 1840–1935), wey originally be Oluale Kossola, na di third-to-last survivor of di Transatlantic slave trade for USA. Dem carry am go di slave ship Clotilda.
Cuffy (die 1763), na Akan man wey dem capture for him own West Africa, carry am go work for di plantations of di Dutch colony for Berbice wey dey Guyana today, and for 1763, him lead revolt wey get more than 2,500 slaves against di colonial regime. Today, him na national hero for Guyana.

D

Dred Scott wey no fit win im case for im freedom for United States Supreme Court for 1857.
Dabitum, woman wey dem enslave for Old Babylonia wey sabi write letter about miscarriage.
Daniel Bell (around 1802–1877) wey try for years make e and im family fit enjoy freedom. E help organize one big escape plan wey dem call "the Pearl incident" for Washington, D.C., for 1848.
Dada Masiti (around 1810s–15 July 1919) poet, mystic and Islamic scholar.
Dave Drake (around 1801–1876), wey people sabi am as Dave the Potter.
Deborah Squash and im husband Harvey wey escape from George Washington Mount Vernon, join British for New York during American Revolutionary War, and dem carry dem go free in 1783.
Denmark Vesey (around 1767–1822), one enslaved African-American man wey plan one big slave rebellion for United States wey dem leak the plans before e go happen.
Dido Elizabeth Belle (1761–1804), wey born into slavery as the daughter of Maria Belle, one enslaved African woman for West Indies, and Sir John Lindsay, one Navy officer. Lindsay carry Belle go England for 1765, give im uncle William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield, and im wife Elizabeth to take care of am. Dem educate Belle, raise am as free gentlewoman for their Kenwood House with their niece, Lady Elizabeth Murray. Belle stay there for 30 years. For im will for 1793, Lord Mansfield confirm im freedom and give am money and annuity, make Belle heiress.
Diego be one freedman wey dem don enslave before, and e dey close with di Elizabethan navigator Francis Drake. For March 1573, Drake raid Darien (for today Panama) and Maroons help am well – dem be Africans wey don run from Spanish slave owners and dem glad to help their English enemies. One of dem na Diego, wey sabi build ship well, and e follow Drake go England. For 1577, Queen Elizabeth send Drake make e start journey against di Spanish for di Pacific coast fit America – wey later turn as Drake waka go round di world – Diego again dey work under Drake; him sabi Spanish and English well well, so he fit be good interpreter when dem catch Spaniard or Portuguese wey dey speak Spanish. E be Drake's servant and dem dey pay am like di rest of di crew. Diego die while Drake ship dey cross di Pacific, wounds wey e get earlier for di journey. Drake dey feel bad for him death, as Diego don become him good friend.
Diogenes of Sinope (c. 412–323 BCE), Greek philosopher wey pirates carry away and sell for Corinth.
Diocletian (244–312), Emperor of Rome, some people talk say e born as slave of Senator Anullinus. Other talk say na Diocletian papa (we no sabi im name) wey be slave and free before him son, di future emperor, born.
Dionysius I (die 1492), Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, dem don enslave am by di Ottomans after di Fall of Constantinople for 1453.
Dolly Johnson (born late 1820s, die after 1887), African-American woman from Tennessee, wey President Andrew Johnson don enslave, later become small small-business owner.
Dorota Sitańska (die after 1797), Polish serf and Royal Ballet Dancer, wey dem donate to di king of Poland by will and testament.
Dred Scott (around 1799–1858), na one enslaved African-American guy wey dey Missouri wey carry case go court make e fit get freedom for one big trial, Scott v. Sandford, wey reach U.S. Supreme Court for 1857.

E

Edward Mozingo Sr., (about 1649–1712), dem kidnap am from Africa when e dey like 10 years, sell am for slavery for Jamestown, Virginia. After e owner die, he sue for im freedom and win am. E marry poor white woman, Margaret Pierce Bayley (1645–1711) and together dem be dem wey start the Mozingo family for North America.
Elijah Abel (1808–1884), wey born enslave for Maryland, people believe say e escape from slavery enter Underground Railroad go Canada. He join Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints early, na him dey among the first black wey get priesthood and the first black wey rise to elder and seventy rank.
Elizabeth Marsh (1735–1785), na English woman wey corsairs capture and hold for slavery for Morocco.
Edith Hern Fossett, na woman wey U.S. President Thomas Jefferson enslave, dem teach am to cook by French chef wey create French food for White House and Monticello.
Elias Polk (1806–1886), na conservative political activist from 19th century.
Eliezer of Damascus, na Abraham slave and trusted manager for im house in Hebrew Bible.
Elieser be man wey dem enslave by Paulo de Pina family, Portuguese Jews wey move go Netherlands for 1610 to escape wahala and forced conversion for Portugal. E dey stay with the family for Amsterdam till e die for 1629, dem bury am for Beth Haim cemetery, wey be the oldest Jewish cemetery for Netherlands. E appear say dem don free am, whether officially or in practice, and e dey near equal level with the family wey own am for Portugal – show by fact say e attend the funeral of im master wife, Sara de Pina, and contribute six stuivers, and dem bury am alongside im (former) owners and Jacob Israel Belmonte, wey be the richest man for the community. Elieser don convert to Judaism and dem accept am as Jewish, true true if not, he for no dey buried for Jewish cemetery; dem fit give am the name 'Elieser' when dem convert am, e dey bring Eliezer from Damascus mind. Recently, members of Surinamese community for Netherlands don carry Elieser memory go high, dem put statue for am and dey do yearly pilgrimage go his grave wey dem call Elieser Day.
Elisenda de Sant Climent (1220–1275), dem enslave am during slave raid for Mallorca and carry am go emir harem for Tunis.
Eliza Hopewell, woman wey dey under Confederates spy Isabella Maria Boyd ('Belle Boyd'). For 1862, she help her owner do spy work, carry message go Confederate Army inside watch case wey dem hollow.
Eliza Moore (1843–1948), one of the last African-American former slaves wey dey live for United States.
Elizabeth Johnson Forby, mixed-race American woman wey dem enslave under President Andrew Johnson, daughter of Dolly Johnson.
Elizabeth Key Grinstead (1630–after 1665), na the first woman wey get African blood for North America wey go court for her freedom and win. Key and her small pikin, John Grinstead, come free on July 21, 1656 for Virginia because her papa be Englishman and she be baptized Christian.
Elizabeth Freeman (c. 1742–1829), wey dem dey call Bett and later Mum Bett, na among the first enslaved black people for Massachusetts wey fit file freedom suit and win, based on 1780 constitution wey rule slavery illegal.
Elizabeth Hobbs Keckley (1818–1907), wey be popular as personal modiste and close friend of Mary Todd Lincoln, First Lady of the United States. Keckley write and publish autobiography, Behind the Scenes: Or, Thirty Years a Slave and Four Years in the White House (1868).
Ellen Craft (1826–1891), light-skin wife of William Craft, wey escape from Georgia to Philadelphia, by acting like white woman and her slave, case wey become popular.
Ellen More, enslaved woman wey them carry go royal Scottish court.
Emilia Soares de Patrocinio (1805–1886) na Brazilian slave, slave owner and businesswoman.
Emiline (23 years); Nancy (20); Lewis, Nancy brother (16); Edward, Emiline brother (13); Lewis and Edward, sons of Nancy (7); Ann, daughter of Nancy (5); and Amanda, daughter of Emiline (2), dem free for 1852 Lemmon v. New York court case after dem bring dem go New York from Virginia.
Emily Edmonson (1835–1895), with her sister Mary, try escape for 1848 wey dem call Pearl incident, but Henry Ward Beecher and him church gather money to free dem.
Enrique of Malacca, wey dem dey call Henry the Black, na slave and interpreter for Ferdinand Magellan and maybe the first person wey waka round the globe for Magellan's trip of 1519–1521.
Epictetus (55–c. 135), ancient Greek stoic philosopher.
Estevanico (1500–1539), wey dem dey call Esteban the Moor. He be slave of the Portuguese first, then become servant of the Spaniards. He be one of the only four wey survive the bad Narváez expedition, later na guide for search of the fabled Seven Cities of Gold and maybe the first African wey reach wetin be Arizona and New Mexico today.
Eston Hemings (1808–1856), son of Sally Hemings and Thomas Jefferson.
Eucharis, na Greek wey dem free, born Roman Licinia, dem describe am for him epitaph for 1st century AD as fourteen when she die, child actress and professional dancer.
Eunus (him die for 132 BC), na slave wey come from Apamea for Syria, and him be leader for slave wahala for First Servile War wey happen for Roman province of Sicily. Eunus sabi gree people as prophet and wonder-worker. Him dey claim say him dey see visions and dey communicate with goddess Atargatis, wey dey popular for him place; he even fit connect am to Sicilian Demeter. Some prophecies wey he drop na say di rebel slaves go fit capture di city of Enna and say one day, he go be king.
Euphemia (him die for 520s), na Empress of Byzantine Empire because she marry Justin I, she be slave before.
Euphraios, na Athenian slave and banker.
Exuperius and Zoe (dem die for 127), na Christian martyrs for 2nd century. Dem be married couple wey slave master in Pamphylia enslave. Dem kill dem with their sons, Cyriacus and Theodolus, because dem no wan join pagan rites when dem pikin born.

F

Florence Johnson Smith be mixed-race American babe wey President Andrew Johnson carry go enslave, she be Dolly Johnson pikin.
Fountain Hughes (1848–1957), dem interview am for June 1949 about him life by Library of Congress as part of Federal Writers' Project.
Francis Bok (wey born 1979), na Dinka slave from South Sudan, now him dey fight for freedom and be author for United States.
Francis Jackson (wey born between 1815 and 1820), him dey free from birth, but dem kidnap am for 1850 and sell am into slavery. Him finally get freedom for 1855 when case Francis Jackson v. John W. Deshazer end.
Francis James Grimké (1850–1937), him be minister. Francisco Menéndez, na man wey dem enslave for South Carolina but e run go Spanish Florida, wey e serve for Spanish militia, even lead the garrison wey dem set for 1738 for Fort Mose. This place be the first legal free black community for wetin we dey call United States now.
François Mackandal (wey die 1758), na Haitian Maroon leader.
Frederick Douglass (1818–1895), him born for slavery for Maryland and run go Northeast for 1838, where e turn big-time abolitionist writer, speaker, and diplomat.
Fyodor Slavyansky (1817–1876), na Russian serf painter.

G

Gabriel Prosser (1776–1800), leader wey lead Virginia slave revolt.
Gaius Furius Chresimus, ancient Roman. As him free man, e produce crops from him small farm wey people accuse am say him dey witch other people crop, but when him bring him farm tools for court, dem free am. Pliny the Elder talk say him story na proof say hard work be wetin matter for farming.
Galatian de Sesse (16th century), knight from Aragon wey dey work for hospital and be Governor of Gozo wey dem enslave during 1551 Ottoman attack, e spend five years as galley slave before dem pay ransom and free am.
Galeria Lysistrate (2nd century), mistress of Roman emperor Antoninus Pius.
Ganga Zumba or Ganazumba (c. 1630–1678), one descendant of unknown Kongo king wey run away from slavery for Brazilian colonial and be first leader of runaway slave settlement wey be Quilombo dos Palmares.
Gannicus, enslaved Celt wey be one of the leaders of rebel slaves during Third Servile War.
Garafilia Mohalbi (1817–1830), Greek slave wey American merchant rescue and carry go Boston. She die young and inspire big art movement.
Genghis Khan (c. 1162–1227), dem capture am after raid and make am slave for Taichiud.
George Africanus (1763–1834), enslaved African man from Sierra Leone wey become successful businessman for Nottingham.
George Edward Doney (1758–1809), Gambian man wey William Capell, 4th Earl of Essex enslave.
George Colvocoresses (1816–1872), from Chios, Greece, come America come be captain for U.S. Navy, but small small dem carry am put for slavery when e be pikin. Colvos Passage dey named after am.
George Freeman Bragg (1863–1940), wey born for slavery for North Carolina, later turn big Episcopal priest and social activist.
George Lewis (1794–1811), wey dem dey call Slave George, na enslaved guy wey dem kill for Kentucky night of December 15–16, 1811.
George Moses Horton (1797–1884), na di first African-American author; him first poetry book publish for North Carolina.
George Washington Carver (c. 1864–1943), na African-American scientist, botanist, educator and inventor wey sabi to promote other crops like sweet potatoes and peanuts for South; him born for slavery for Missouri but dem free am as small pikin after American Civil War.
George Griffin (1849–1897), born for slavery for Maryland but later dem free am; him be close person to Mark Twain.
George W. Hayes (1847–1933), na court crier and politician for Ohio, mixed African American and Native American background, dem carry am put for slavery early for him life.
Gerónimo de Aguilar (1489–1531), na Franciscan friar wey waka go Yucatán Peninsula for 1511 but dem shipwreck am and dem carry am for slavery by Mayans.
Gosala, one ascetic teacher from ancient India – wey dey live same time (and dey compete) with Gautama Buddha – people talk say him born for slavery, and he become naked ascetic after him run from him bad captor, wey catch him cloth before e run.
Gonzalo Guerrero (died 1536), na sailor from Palos, Spain, wey shipwreck for Yucatán Peninsula for 1511 and dem carry am for slavery by di local Maya.
Gordon, wey dem dey call Whipped Peter, na enslaved African-American wey escape come Union Army camp from plantation near Baton Rouge, Louisiana for 1863. Di pictures wey dem take of Gordon back wey dem beat during medical check, dem publish am for Harper's Weekly, e show Northerners di wahala wey slavery dey cause. E make plenty free blacks want join di Union Army.
Gülnuş Sultan (1642–1715) na Haseki Sultan for Ottoman Sultan Mehmed IV and Valide sultan for dia pikin Mustafa II and Ahmed III.
Guðríður Símonardóttir (1598–1682) na Iceland woman wey some North African slavers (Barbary Pirates) carry go.
Gustav Badin (wey die for 1822) na servant for royal Swedish court, originally na Danish slave.

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Hurrem Sultan, be Eastern European slave girl wey Ottoman sultan Süleyman the Magnificent buy, marry am.
Hababah, concubine of Caliph Yazid II.
Hagar, biblical figure, Sarah own.
Hannah Bond (weh dey born for 1830s), pen name Hannah Crafts, write The Bondwoman's Narrative after she gain freedom. E fit be di first novel wey African-American woman write, na di only novel wey woman wey run from slavery don write.
Hark Olufs (1708–1754), Danish sailor, dem capture am by Algerian pirates. Dem sell am to di Bey of Constantine, and him become Commander in Chief for di Bey's cavalry. Dem release am for 1735.
Harriet Balfour (c. 1818–1858), Surinam-born enslaved woman wey free for 1841 and move go Scotland.
Harriet Evans Paine, (c. 1822–1917), Texas enslaved woman and later oral historian and storyteller.
Harriet Hemings (1801–after 1822), daughter of Sally Hemings and Thomas Jefferson.
Harriet Jacobs (1813–1897), author of Incidents in de Life of a Slave Girl.
Harriet Powers (1837–1910), American folk artist, and quilter.
Harriet Tubman (c. 1822–1913), dem dey call am 'Moses' because of di work wey she dey do to help other American slaves escape through di Underground Railroad. Harry, di plaintiff for di 1818 Harry v. Decker & Hopkins case wey di Supreme Court of Mississippi decide to free person from slavery just because him dey stay for free land.
Harry Washington (wey die for 1800), dem dey call am Henry Washington, be slave wey George Washington dey own. Dem transport am go America as slave, and Washington buy am for 1763 to work on project wey go drain di Great Dismal Swamp.
Hafsa Sultan (she die March 1534), na Selim I wife and di first real sultan of Ottoman Empire as Suleiman di Magnificent mama. Pipo sabi her background matter dey confuse, but some historians talk say she be slave.
Helen Gloag (1750–1790), from Muthill, Perthshire, Scotland, become di Empress of Morocco as di harem slave for Morocco sultan.
Henry Bibb (1815–1854), American writer and abolitionist wey born as slave. After e run come out from slavery to British Upper Canada, he start newspaper wey dey call The Voice of the Fugitive. E later come back to U.S. come dey lecture against slavery.
Henry Highland Garnet (1815–1882), wey born African-American slave for Maryland, run from slavery for 1824, come become abolitionist and teacher.
Hercules (born c. 1755), na di head cook wey George Washington enslave for him plantation, Mount Vernon. E run come gain him freedom for 1797, but him wife Alice and him three pikin still dey enslave.
Hermas, wey write di book The Shepherd of Hermas and na Pope Pius I brother.
Hernando de Escalante Fontaneda, been born for Cartagena, but e don dey enslave at 13 when di ship wey carry am go Spain for school sink for Florida. Calusa chief take am as slave and use am as translator until dem free am at 30.
Horace King (1807–1885), American architect, engineer, and bridge builder, born into slavery for South Carolina plantation.
Hümaşah Sultan (fl. 1647–1672) na di wife of Sultan Ibrahim for Ottoman Empire.
Hurrem Sultan (c. 1504–1558), wey dem sabi as Roxelana, be Eastern European girl wey slave traders capture and sell to di Imperial Harem, become di chief consort and legal wife of Ottoman sultan Süleyman di Magnificent.
Halime Sultan (about 1570–after 1639) be Valide Sultan wey dey rule alongside Ottoman Empire.
Handan Sultan (about 1568–1605) too be Valide Sultan and her dey act as regent for the Ottomans.

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İbrahim Pasha
Ivan Argunov. Self-portrait (late 1750s).
İbrahim Pasha (about 1495 – 1536), na first Grand Vizier wey Suleiman the Magnificent appoint. E be Greek by birth, at six years old, dem sell am as slave to Ottoman palace for future sultans, where e meet Suleiman wey dey same age.
Icelus Marcianus, na slave and later free guy for Roman emperor Galba for 1st century CE. E be one of three men wey dey control the emperor well well, make Galba no dey popular.
Ida B. Wells (1862–1931), na big African-American activist wey born into slavery, but later she dey fight against lynching and fit cancel am. For 1909, she co-found National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).
Imma, na Northumbrian noble wey knock for battle and later sabi act like peasant, so say captors no go kill am. Him behavior show say him no be real peasant, and dem sell am into slavery.
Isabel de Solís (fl. 1485), na enslaved Castilian concubine for Abu l-Hasan Ali, Sultan of Granada.
Isabella Gibbons (1826–1890), become schoolteacher for Virginia after dem liberate am for 1865.
Isfandíyár, na enslaved servant for Bahá'u'lláh's house for Tehran, Isfandíyár die for Mazandaran.
Israel Jefferson (about 1800–after 1873), wey people sabi as Israel Gillette before 1844, born into slavery for Monticello, Thomas Jefferson estate, and work as domestic servant near Jefferson for many years.
Ivan Bolotnikov (1565–1608), na fugitive kholop (enslaved for Russia) and leader of Bolotnikov rebellion for 1606–1607.
Ivan Argunov (1729–1802), na Russian serf painter, one of the founders of Russian school of portrait painting.

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Jean Parisot de Valette
St. Josephine Margaret Bakhita, F.D.C.C.
Jack Gladstone, di leader wey lead di Demerara rebellion for 1823.
Jackey Wright, na enslaved American woman wey sue for im freedom for di popular 1806 Virginia case, Hudgins v. Wright. Di Virginia Supreme Court talk say Wright look white and Native American, but di lower court under George Wythe dey try arrange say everybody fit be free, no matter di race.
Jacob Notaras (fl. 1453), na Byzantine nobleman wey dem carry as slave by Sultan Mehmed di Conqueror when Constantinople fall.
Jaja of Opobo (1821–1891), dem sell am around age 12 as slave for di Kingdom of Bonny wey dey Nigeria now. From young, di guy don show say e sabi business, so e find im way come out from slavery, become rich merchant prince and start di Opobo city-state, but British colonizers wey e wan challenge come end im career.
James Armistead Lafayette (1760–1830), na enslaved African-American man wey serve di Continental Army for di American Revolutionary War as double agent.
James Baugh, na enslaved American wey sue for im freedom because im mama granmama na Indian.
James Hemings (1765–1801), na mixed-race American wey dem enslave later free am by Thomas Jefferson. E be di older brother of Sally Hemings and half-brother of Jefferson wife, Martha Wayles Skelton Jefferson, through dia papa John Wayles.
James Leander Cathcart (1767–1843), diplomat and sailor wey sabi tell story about 11 years wey e dey enslave for Algiers and e do some big diplomatic work while for slavery.
James Poovey (born c. 1769), Philadelphian wey dem enslave am from birth, but e find freedom through peaceful resistance. James M. Priest (1819–1883), 6th Vice President of Liberia, wey born inside slavery for Kentucky.
James Somersett, man wey dey enslave for colonial America, escape for England in 1771 with help of Beta British people, wey lead to the big case Somerset v Stewart, wey change the slavery matter for Britain, but not for dem colonies.
James W. C. Pennington (c. 1807–1870), African-American writer and abolitionist.
Jan Ernst Matzeliger (1852–1889), Surinamese-American wey invent shoe making. Jane Johnson (1814/1827–1872), she gain freedom on July 18, 1855, with her two small pikin while dem dey Philadelphia with her owner. William Still and Passmore Williamson help am, dem be abolitionists for Pennsylvania Anti-Slavery Society.
Jean Amilcar (c. 1781–1793), Senegalese son of Marie Antoinette. Jean-Jacques Dessalines (1758–1806), leader of Haitian Revolution and first leader of independent Haiti.
Jean Marteilhe (1684–1777), French Huguenot wey be slave narrator, him be galley slave.
Jean Saint Malo (died 1784), leader of runaway slaves (maroon colony) for Spanish Louisiana and he name dey for Saint Malo, Louisiana.
Jean Parisot de Valette (1495–1568), knight of the Order of Saint John, wey dem capture and make galley slave for 1541 by Barbary pirates. After about one year, dem free am and him later become Grandmaster of the Order.
Jefferson F. Long (1836–1901), first former slave wey serve for United States Congress and first African American wey represent Georgia for Congress.
Jeffrey Hudson (1619–c. 1682), na English court guy wey spend 25 years for North Africa as slave.
Jehan Alard (fl. 1580), na French Huguenot wey dey serve as galley slave for Italy, dem catch am for Inquisition.
Jehu Grant (c. 1752–1840), na veteran from Revolutionary War.
Jeremiah Haralson (1846–Unknown), na former slave and politician wey represent Alabama for House of Representatives during 44th Congress.
Jermain Wesley Loguen (1813–1872), na African-American wey run away from slavery, be abolitionist, bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, and e write slave narrative.
Jim Cuff or Jim Crow be physically disabled African man wey people talk say e fit dey St. Louis, Cincinnati, or Pittsburgh, e song and dance inspire the blackface song 'Jump Jim Crow' wey white comedian Thomas D. Rice bring come. Rice popular creation make Jim Crow turn bad name for blacks, later dem use am for dem segregation laws.
Jim Henson, na African wey escape slavery and publish im memoirs, Broken Shackles, for Canada.
Joana da Gama (c. 1520–1586), na Portuguese maid-of-honor and writer. Joe, na man wey William B. Travis, one of the Texian commanders for Battle of Alamo enslaved. After dem lose, Mexican General Santa Anna spare Joe, hoping say e go fit convince other slaves for Texas to support Mexican government instead of Texian rebels. After that, Joe and some survivors go Gonzales, dem encourage dem to talk about the battle and tell Texian forces say Santa Anna army no fit beat.
John Axouch (1087–1150), na Seljuk Turk wey dem capture as pikin by Byzantine Empire, dem free am and raise am for di imperial house as John II Komnenos wey go be emperor future friend. When him take over, dem put am for di army command and e be di emperor only close pal and confidant.
John Boston (c. 1832–after 1880), na former slave wey dey represent Darlington County for South Carolina House during di Reconstruction era. Him dey involved for community work and, as minister, him start di Lamar Colored Methodist Church for 1865. By 1880, him don turn farmer.
John 'Lit' Fleming, born for slavery for Virginia but later move go Edmundson, Arkansas with him papa and siblings. E go move go Memphis, Tennessee, and be part owner of di newspaper Memphis Free Speech with activist Ida B. Wells-Barnett.
John Munroe Brazealle, with him mama, dem case dey Hinds v. Brazealle (1838), for di Supreme Court of Mississippi, wey deny di legality and inheritance rights for Mississippi for manumission wey Elisha Brazealle, wey dey Ohio, do to free dem.
John Brown (c. 1810–1876), wey escape and write about di conditions for di Deep South of United States. John Casor, na di first person wey dey enslaved as result of civil case for di Thirteen Colonies (Virginia Colony, 1655).
John Ezzidio (c. 1810–1872), na enslaved Nigerian man wey turn successful politician and businessman for Sierra Leone.
John Adams Hyman (1840-1891), na former slave and politician wey serve for di North Carolina Senate and later be di first African American to represent di state for Congress.
John Jea (born 1773), na enslaved African-American man wey popular for him 1811 autobiography, The Life, History, and Unparalleled Sufferings of John Jea, di African Preacher.
John Joyce wey dem born am for slavery for Maryland, serve for United States Navy, do plenty work after, and kill shopkeeper, Sarah Cross; him life and crime dey for murder stories wey dem dey talk for him time.
John R. Jewitt (1783–1821), small English man wey dey make armor, spend three years as prisoner for Maquinna of the Nuu-chah-nulth people for Pacific coast wey dey for Canada now.
John R. Lynch (1847–1939), former slave and politician wey serve for Mississippi House of Representatives, be the first African American wey lead state legislative chamber. Later he go serve for United States House of Representatives and write The Facts of Reconstruction to answer dem wey dey talk bad about Reconstruction time policies.
John Punch (fl. 1630s, live 1640), na enslaved African man wey dey for Virginia Colony for 17th century. For July 1640, Virginia Governor's Council punish am to serve for him whole life because e run go Maryland. Historians dey call Punch the 'first official slave for the English colonies,' and him case na the 'first time dem make slavery forever for the Chesapeake.' Historians also sabi say this one be the first legal line wey dem draw between Europeans and Africans for the colony, and na important step for slavery matter for United States.
John S. Jacobs (1815–1873), wey dem born into slavery for North Carolina, escape, become abolitionist speaker and write slave memoir. Him be brother of famous author Harriet Jacobs.
John Smith (1580–1631), English soldier, sailor, and author wey everybody sabi for him role wey help Jamestown colony survive for Virginia. Smith dey captured by Crimean Tatars for 1602 while him dey fight for Wallachia and dem make am slave for Ottoman Empire, but him escape come England by 1604. As Smith talk am: 'we all dey sell for slaves, like goat for market-place.'
Jordan Anderson (1825–1907), wey people sabi well well for di letter wey he gree send to im old master when dem call am make he come back to serve dem.
Jordan Winston Early (1814–after 1894) na American Methodist preacher wey get different blood, and dem write book about im life as slave.
John White, na black boy wey Creeks capture for 1797, but he escape come back New Orleans, only to find Spanish people don carry am go back to slavery.
John Ystumllyn, wey dem dey call Jac Du or Jack Black, na 18th-century Welsh gardener, di first Black person wey record well for North Wales.
Jonathan Strong, na di person wey dem dey talk about one of di first legal cases wey concern slavery for Britain.
José Antonio Aponte, na di leader of Aponte conspiracy.
Joseph, na important person for Old Testament and Quran.
Joseph Antonio Emidy (1775–1835), violinist wey born for Africa, die for Cornwall.
Joseph Cinqué (1814–1879), wey dem know as Sengbe Pieh, na di leader of slave rebellion for di slave ship La Amistad and di case wey follow for Supreme Court, United States v. Amistad for 1839.
Joseph Jackson Fuller (1825–1908), one of di earliest slaves wey gree free for Jamaica, at first under di partial freedoms of 1833 Slavery Abolition Act.
Joseph Knight, wey succeed find im freedom through court case for Scotland in 1777, case wey make Scots law no go support slavery.
Josephine Bakhita (c. 1869–1947), Sudanese-born Roman Catholic Canossian nun and saint.
Joshua Glover, na fugitive wey slavery people chase am but abolitionists help am for Racine, Wisconsin in 1854.
Josiah T. Walls (c. 1842–1905), former slave wey turn politician wey don serve for di two chambers of Florida State Legislature, na di first African American wey represent di state for Congress.
Juan de Pareja (1606–1670), man wey Spanish artist Diego Velázquez enslave am. Velázquez teach am how to paint and free am for 1650.
Juan Francisco Manzano (c. 1797–1854), Cuban poet.
Juan Gros, free black soldier wey Upper Creek catch near Pensacola, sell am to white trader wey carry am go sell to Mitasuki chief Kinache, wey Spanish people come pay ransom for am.
Juan Latino, dem dey call am "el negro Juan Latino", from Ethiopia, dem carry am go Spain when e small, e go school and become Latin professor for University of Granada, 16th-century Spain.
Juan Ortiz, young nobleman from Andalucía wey Chief Ucita enslave for Florida to take revenge for wetin happen to am during the expedition.
Juan Valiente (died 1553), black African slave wey get chance to be conquistador. E die during the battle of Tucapel against Mapuche people for Chile.
Juana Ramírez (1790–1856), rebel soldier and heroine for Venezuelan War of Independence.
Julia Chinn, enslave woman wey be octoroon and common-law wife to Richard Mentor Johnson, 9th Vice President of the United States.
Julia Frances Lewis, mama to Amanda American Dickson through her owner’s son.
Juliana, Guaraní woman from Paraguay, wey famous for kill her Spanish enslaver between 1538 and 1542 and encourage other women to do same.
Julius Soubise (1754–1798) be freed Afro-Caribbean slave wey become popular fop for late eighteenth-century Britain. Julius Zoilos, enslave by Julius Caesar. After him get freedom, e shine for him city Aphrodisias after Caesar die.
Jupiter Hammon (1711–before 1806), for 1761, become the first African-American writer wey dem publish for the present-day United States. Born for slavery, Hammon never get freedom. Dem dey consider am one of the founders of African-American literature.

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Kösem Sultan (1589–1651), na slave concubine just like all di other pipo wey dey di Imperial Harem.
Kunta Kinte (c. 1750–c. 1822), na character from di 1976 novel Roots: Di Saga of an American Family wey author Alex Haley base on one of him real ancestors. Kinte be man wey dey come from di Mandinka pipo, he grow for small village wey dem dey call Juffure for wetin we sabi as The Gambia, and dem raise am as Muslim before dem capture am and turn am slave for Virginia. Di historical accuracy of Haley's story get debate.
Kodjo (c. 1803–1833), na Surinamese slave wey dem burn alive fit start di 1832 fire for Paramaribo, Dutch Suriname, maybe as way to show resistance.
Kösem Sultan (1589–1651), na Ottoman enslaved woman, wey later become very powerful as wife, then mother and later grandmother of di Ottoman sultan during di 130-year wey dem dey call di Sultanate of Women.

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Laurens de Graaf
Lalla Balqis (1670–after 1721), na English woman wey dem capture and turn slave by Corsairs, dem include am for di harem of di Sultan of Morocco.
Lamhatty, na Tawasa Indian wey dem capture and enslave by Creek; him escape.
Lampegia (die after 730), Aquitanian noblewoman, wey Abd al-Rahman ibn Abd Allah al-Ghafiqi capture, wey in 730 take di Llivia Fortress, kill her husband Munuza and send her go as slave for di harem of Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik for Damascus.
La Mulâtresse Solitude (1772–1802), na slave for di island of Guadeloupe wey dem free in 1794 when dem abolish slavery during di French Revolution. Dem execute am after she fight for freedom when slavery come back because Napoleon in 1802.
Laurens de Graaf (c. 1653–1704), na Dutch pirate, mercenary, and naval officer, wey dem enslave by Spanish slave traders when dem capture am for wetin we dey call Netherlands, and dem carry am go di Canary Islands to work for plantation before 1674.
Lear Green (around 1839–1860), one African-American woman from Maryland wey run go freedom for New York by fitting inside box make dem carry am.
Leo Africanus (1494–1554), one Moor wey born for Granada, dem carry am go Morocco in 1498 because of Spanish wahala. As adult, he dey do diplomatic work. Crusaders catch am for Middle East, dem carry am go Rome make he be slave and convert to Christianity. Later, he get him freedom back and live him life for Tunis.
Leofgifu, wey be dairy maid, na one enslaved woman for Anglo-Saxon England, dem mention am for her freedom paper. Leoflaed, another enslaved woman for Anglo-Saxon England, man buy her freedom wey describe her as “kinswoman.”
Leonor de Mendoza, enslaved woman for colonial Mexico wey wan marry Tomás Ortega wey be slave for another master; when her master put Tomás for prison, she go church court beg make dem help, dem even threaten say if him no free Tomás, e go fit face excommunication.
Letitia Munson (around 1820–after 1882), na midwife wey don come out from slavery, dem don free her for doing illegal abortion for Canada.
Lewis Adams (1842–1905), man wey don free from slavery, wey co-found Tuskegee Institute, now Tuskegee University for Alabama.
Lewis Hayden (1811–1889), na African-American man from Kentucky, later dem elect am for Massachusetts General Court.
Lilliam Williams, settler from Tennessee wey Creek catch while she dey pregnant. Creek adopt her pikin (wey she name Molly and dem name Esnahatchee); dem keep the girl when Williams arrange her freedom. Liol, one Chinese man wey dem carry as slave by Mongol bannerman Soosar. E get semi-independent status for dem. In 1735, him pikin Fuji try claim say him and him brother be Manchus but e no work.
Lorenzo de Apapis (around 1501–1586), priest and notary from Gozitan wey dey slavery during 1551 Ottoman attack for Gozo. Dem ransom am and free am by 1553.
Lott Cary (about 1780–1828), wey dem born am as African-American slave for Virginia, buy im freedom around 1813, move go Liberia for 1822, where e serve as colonial administrator.
Louis Hughes (1832–1913), African-American man wey run away from slavery, author, and businessman.
Lovisa von Burghausen (1698–1733), Swedish writer wey publish story of how dem enslave am for Russia after dem capture am during the Great Northern War. Lucius Agermus, freedman of Agrippina the Elder.
Lucius Aurelius Hermia, freedman butcher wey his tombstone dey praise im marriage with his fellow freedwoman Aurelia Philematium.
Lucius Cancrius Primigenius, freedman of Clemens for one inscription wey dey thank am for breaking spells wey dey affect the city.
Lucius of Campione, wey lose lawsuit for 8th century about man Toto wey claim ownership of am.
Lucy, di black woman wey John Lang enslave. Dem capture her by di Creek wen she dey 12 years and keep her as slave for Creek land, where she born slave children and grandchildren.
Lucy Ann (Berry) Delaney (1830–1891), former enslaved woman, daughter of Polly Berry.
Lucy Higgs Nichols (1838–1915), wey escape slavery, serve as nurse for di Civil War, member of di Grand Army of di Republic.
Lucy Terry (about 1733–1821), dem kidnap her for Africa and enslave her, dem carry am go British colony of Rhode Island. She later gain freedom and become poet.
Luís Gama (1830–1882), wey born free for Brazil, illegally sell am into slavery as pikin, he regain freedom as adult and become lawyer wey free plenty people from slavery without asking for money, especially for di Netto Case.
Lunsford Lane (1803–after 1870), na enslaved African-American guy wey dey North Carolina wey buy him freedom and him family too. Him write one slave story.
Lyde, na woman wey dem free from slavery by Roman empress Livia.
Lydia, na woman wey dem shoot when she try run away from her captor wey dey whip am. Supreme Court of North Carolina talk say na legal in 1830 (check North Carolina v. Mann).
Lydia Carter, dey call am 'Little Osage Captive,' dem catch am among Cherokee. Na Lydia Carter go pay money come free am and she name her. Osage try take am back, but she fall sick and die.
Lydia Polite, na mother of Robert Smalls.

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Mikhail Shchepkin
Macuncuzade Mustafa Efendi (wey born around 1550s), na Ottoman qadi and poet wey suffer for slavery for Malta after di ship wey e dey waka for capture by di Knights Hospitaller for 1597. Dem release am for 1600, and e write story about im captivity.
Madison Hemings (1805–1877), na di pikin of Sally Hemings and Thomas Jefferson.
Mae Louise Miller (1943–2014), American woman wey dey live for modern slavery (peonage) till 1961.
Malgarida (wey born around 1488), black African woman and boyfriend of di conquistador Diego de Almagro. For 1536, she be di first non-indigenous woman wey enter di land wey we call Chile today.
Malik Ambar, wey born for 1548 as Chapu, na im birth-name for Harar, Adal Sultanate wey dey Ethiopia today. Im come from di Maya ethnic group wey don disappear. As small pikin, im parents sell am for slavery. Mir Qasim Al Baghdadi, one of di people wey own am, convert Chapu come Islam and give am di name Ambar, after e sabi sey di boy get sharp brain. Malik waka go India as slave. For India, e create mercenary group wey reach 1500 men. Di group dey for di Deccan region and local kings dey hire dem. Malik become popular Prime Minister for Ahmadnagar Sultanate, show sey e sabi how to manage. E also dey regarded as pacesetter for guerilla warfare for di area. Dem dey credit am with managing tax collection for plenty for di Deccan, wey set di ground for future collections. Di Siddis of Gujarat dey respect am well. E match di strength of di Mughals and Adil Shah of Bijapur, lift di low status of di Nizam Shah.
Margaret Himfi (before 1380–after 1408), na Hungarian woman wey dem carry go enslave by Ottoman bad guys for late 14th century. She later become slave mistress for one rich Venetian man for Crete, wey she born two daughters for. Margaret manage come back to Hungary for 1405.
Margaret Morgan dey involved for Prigg v. Pennsylvania case wey United States Supreme Court rule say federal Fugitive Slave Act no go allow Pennsylvania law wey stop blacks from chop dey carry dem go slavery, an dem clear Edward Prigg case because of dat.
Marguerite Duplessis (c. 1718–after 1740) na Pawnee woman wey dem enslave for Montreal wey, for 1740, try sue for her freedom but e no work.
Marguerite Scypion (c. 1770s–after 1836) na African-Natchez woman wey born for slavery for St. Louis wey go sue for her freedom and eventually win am.
Maria al-Qibtiyya (died 637), wey dem dey call “Maria the Copt” or sometimes Maria Qupthiya, na Copt woman wey dem send give Muhammad as gift from Muqawqis, one Byzantine big man, for 628, an she become Muhammad concubine. She be mama to Muhammad son Ibrahim wey die for small pikin age. Her sister, Sirin, sef go meet Muhammad. Muhammad give am to him guy Hassan ibn Thabit. Maria die five years after Muhammad die for 632.
Maria (died 1716), na leader for slave uprising for Curaçao.
Maria Boguslavka (17th century), na Ukrainian woman wey dem enslave for harem, she start help 30 Cossacks run away from slavery.
Maria Guyomar de Pinha (1664–1728), na royal chef from Siam wey get Japanese-Portuguese blood.
Maria Perkins, na enslave woman from Virginia wey write letter to her husband for 1852 say dem don sell their son away.
Maria ter Meetelen (1704–after 1751), na Dutch writer wey tell her own slave story, dem carry her go enslave by pirates and later sell am to Sultan of Morocco. Her 1748 biography na important witness statement about life of former slave.
Mariah Bell Winder McGavock Otey Reddick (she die 1922), as she be small girl, dem give am as wedding gift to Carrie Winder when she marry John McGavock for 1848 inside Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana. Mariah wey born for Mississippi as enslaved person, dem carry am go Franklin, Tennessee, where she spend plenty of her life. Dem match her with Harvey Otey after him first wife Phebe die. Dem get plenty pikin, including two set of twins, wey born into slavery. When Civil War start, dem send her go Montgomery make she dey far from Union lines and possible freedom. She don appear for three novels: Widow of the South and Orphan Mother wey Robert Hicks write and also for book wey her great-grandson William 'Damani' Keene and him wife Carole 'Ife' Keene write titled Clandestine: The Times and Secret Life of Mariah Otey Reddick.
Marianna Malińska (she die after 1797), Polish serf and Royal Ballet Dancer, dem donates am to king of Poland by will.
Marie (she die 1759), enslaved Cree woman wey get death sentence for Trois-Rivières, New France.
Marie-Cessette Dumas, woman wey Marquis Antoine de la Pailleterie enslaved, she be mama of General Thomas-Alexandre Dumas, and grandmother of famous author Alexandre Dumas, père.
Marie-Josèphe dite Angélique (she die 1734), black Portuguese enslaved woman wey dem try and convict, beat and hang because she set fire to her woman owner house, wey burn plenty of wetin dem dey call Old Montreal now.
Marie Thérèse Metoyer, na planter and businesswoman wey dey Natchitoches, Louisiana after dem free her.
Mark, one man from Massachusetts wey dey enslaved by Captain John Codman. Mark body dey display for chains for public near Charlestown, Massachusetts for twenty years. That gruesome display of him body dey popular well-well for that time, and na the place wey dem display Mark body make Paul Revere mention am as landmark for him 1798 account of him 1775 midnight ride.
Martha Ann Erskine Ricks (1817–1901), na African-American wey dey born enslave for Tennessee, later she become Americo-Liberian wey sabi quilt.
Marthe Franceschini (1755–1799), na Italian wey dem capture and enslave by Corsairs, enter Sultan of Morocco harem.
Mary, wey be George Washington Carver mama. Mary (wey die 1838), na teenager wey dem hang for murder wey she do to Vienna Brinker, two-year-old girl wey she dey take care of.
Mary Black, one of three enslave women wey dem charge for witchcraft during Salem witch trials for 1692. Mary Calhoun, white woman and cousin of John C. Calhoun wey dem kidnap by Cherokee. She no fit come back home.
Mary Edmonson (1832–1853), with her sister Emily, dem try escape for 1848 wey dem dey call Pearl incident, but Henry Ward Beecher and him church gather money help free dem.
Mary Eliza Smith, dem dey call 'slave' or 'former slave,' na common-law wife of Michael Morris Healy and mama of him pikin dem, wey include James Augustine Healy, Patrick Francis Healy, Michael A. Healy, and Eliza Healy.
Mary Fields (c. 1832–1914): she be first African-American female wey dey carry mail for United States star route.
Mary Mildred Williams, Nee Botts (born 1847), na the original 'Poster Child' wey dem use her picture push abolitionist cause by dey spread 'White Slavery' for 1855.
Mary Prince (c. 1788–after 1833), her life story motivate anti-slavery movement for England. The Master of Morton and e first son of Clan Oliphant Chief, two Scottish noble wey dem exile from Scotland after 1582 Raid of Ruthven. Dem ship wey dem travel with vanish for sea, and dem talk say na Dutch ship catch dem. Last report be say dem dey enslave for Turkish ship for Mediterranean. Dem raise plaque for church for Algiers to remember dem. Masúd, dem buy am when e be pikin from Khál-i Akbar, wey be Báb uncle, Masúd go serve Bahá'u'lláh for Acre.
Matilda McCrear (around 1857–1940), last person wey survive for US wey gree say Transatlantic slave trade no easy. Dem carry am go for slave ship Clotilda.
Mende Nazer (born around 1982), Nuba woman wey dem capture for Darfur carry am from Sudan go London, later she get refugee status and write book wey title Slave: My True Story (2002).
Menecrates of Tralles, na Greek doctor wey dey for 1st century BC.
Metaneira, woman for ancient Greece wey dem talk say na Nicarete property, wey dey sell am for body.
Michael Shiner (1805–1880), en slaved laborer, painter entrepreneur, community leader and diary writer for Washington Navy Yard.
Miguel de Buría (around 1510–around 1555), na slave and rebel.
Miguel Perez na the Spanish name of boy wey be Yojuane people, wey dey among 149 Yojuane women and children wey dem carry go as captive for 1759 when some Spanish and Apaches come attack their camp along Red River for northern Texas. Many of dem wey dem capture die from smallpox, the ones wey survive, dem go still enslave dem. Dem sell the boy to Spanish soldier wey give am that Spanish name. Perez become Hispanicized Indian for San Antonio but he still dey connect with his Yojuane people. For 1786, Perez go persuade the Yojuanes and their Tonkawa friends to fight Lipan Apache, wey he do am well.
Mikhail Matinsky (1750–1820), Russian serf wey be scientist, dramatist, librettist and opera composer.
Michał Rymiński (e don die after 1797), Polish serf wey be Royal Ballet Dancer, wey donate am to king of Poland by him will.
Mikhail Shchepkin (1788–1863), Russian serf actor.
Mikhail Shibanov, Russian serf painter wey dey active for 1780s.
Mikhail Tikhanov (1789–1862), Russian serf artist.
Mina Kolokolnikov (1708?–1775?), Russian serf painter and teacher.
Mingo, di 15–16 years old boy wey Titsworth family use as slave for Tennessee, dem capture am for 1794 by Creeks when dem raid di house.
Minerva (Anderson) Breedlove, na Madam C.J. Walker mama.
Moses A. Hopkins (1846–1886), African-American diplomat, U.S. minister to Liberia.
Murad Agha (c. 1480–c. 1556), Italy-born Ottoman eunuch and naval officer, wey turn Beylerbey of Tripoli.
Mustapha Khaznadar (1817–1878), him be Christian Greek wey dem capture during 1822 Massacre of Chios, change am to Islam wey dem call am Mustapha, sell am for Constantinople to envoy of Husainid Dynasty. Him grow for Mustapha Bey family, later him son Ahmad I Bey. Him first be prince private treasurer before him become Ahmad state treasurer (khaznadar). Him rise to top offices for Tunisian state, marry Princess Lalla Kalthoum for 1839, turn lieutenant-general of di army, become bey for 1840 and de president of Grand Council from 1862 to 1878.
Muyahid ibn Yusuf ibn Ali (11th century), na di leader of Saqaliba (slaves wey dem say be Slavic origin) for Dénia, Spain. As Caliphate of Córdoba dey fall, him and him followers rebel, free demself, control di city and establish di Taifa of Dénia, wey at di peak dey reach as far as di island of Majorca.

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Nafisa al-Bayda, Egyptian investor wey dem dey call "white slave", na hin dey buy as concubine slave.
Nancy, wey dem dey call Ann, na di plaintiff for di 1799 New Brunswick habeas corpus case R v Jones.
Nancy Brown,
Nancy Caffrey, na white captive wey Creek dey enslave. When trader John O'Reilly try to ransom her and Elsey Thompson, dem tell am say dem no capture dem to go back, but to work.
Nanny of di Maroons, wey dem dey call Granny Nanny and Queen Nanny, na di leader of di Jamaican Maroons.
Nat Turner (1800–1831), wey escape come lead revolt for Southampton County, Virginia.
Nathan McMillian, wey as free man sue to make him pikin enter local "Croatan Indian" school, say e dey for all non-white pikin, and say him pikin get Croatan blood for their mama side.
Nathaniel Booth (1826–1901), wey escape slavery for Virginia and settle for Lowell, Massachusetts. For 1851, di people of Lowell buy him freedom from slave hunters.
Neaera, formerly enslaved woman and prostitute wey di Athenian Stephanus marry against di law around 340 BC, according to Demosthenes speech.
Nero Hawley (1742–1817), wey be formerly enslaved freeperson wey serve for Continental Army during di American Revolutionary War, and dem bury am for Trumbull, Connecticut.
Newport Gardner (1746–1826), na formerly enslaved freeperson for colonial Newport, Rhode Island.
Ng Akew (died 1880), be Tanka enslaved woman for British Hong Kong wey famous for piracy scandal.
Nicarete, na woman for ancient Greece, wey dem describe for Against Neaera di freedwoman of Charisius di Elean and him wife wey be cook Hippias, and as her dey own and sell several women around 340 BC.
Saint Nino (c. 280–c. 332), na 4th-century Roman woman from Constantinople wey dem dey respect well well for bring Christianity come Georgia. Some account of her life talk say she originally come Georgia as slave wey dem kidnap from her homeland.
Nurbanu Sultan (about 1525–1583), wey dem call Cecilia Venier-Baffo before, na enslaved noblewoman from Venice wey become the favorite wife of Ottoman sultan Selim II, and her wan dey very powerful as mother to sultan Murad III.

O

Omar ibn Said, Senegal scholar wey don dey slavery for North Carolina more than 50 years, around 1850.
Oenomaus, Gallic gladiator wey lead slaves wey dey rebel during Third Servile War.
Olaudah Equiano (c. 1745–1797), wey dem sabi as Gustavus Vassa, strong African-British writer wey dey fight for abolition, but dem no sure where e born.
Omar ibn Said (1770–1864), writer and Islamic scholar wey come from Senegal wey dem carry go USA for 1807, spend di rest of im life for slavery.
Onesimus, slave of Philemon from Colossae wey run away, meet St. Paul, and Paul change am. Paul send am back go Philemon with letter, wey be Epistle to Philemon. Ignatius of Antioch talk about an Onesimus wey be Bishop of Ephesus for early 2nd century, but nobody sure if na di same people.
Onesimus, slave for colonial Boston wey help spread knowledge about smallpox inoculation.
Onesimos Nesib (c. 1856–1931), Ethiopian wey Swedish missionaries buy out of slavery when e be pikin. E work with another former slave Aster Ganno to translate Bible into Oromo language.
Oney Judge (1773–1848), wey dem enslave for Martha Washington family, and later for di First Lady, Judge dey work for Mount Vernon and all over as personal servant to Martha Washington until she escape for 1796 go Portsmouth New Hampshire.
Ottobah Cugoano, wey dem sabi as John Stuart (c. 1757–after 1791), be abolitionist, political activist, and natural rights philosopher from West Africa wey dey active for Britain.
Owen Fitzpen (c. 1582–1636), English merchant wey Barbary pirates carry capture for 1620 but escape later.
Owen Breedlove, papa of Madam C.J. Walker.

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Pallas, secretary wey dey work for Roman emperor Claudius.
Pasion, na enslaved Athenian guy wey be banker. E later get dat rare chance for freedman to get citizen.
Pata Seca (real name na Roque José Florêncio), wey come from Angola for 1828, dem capture am come Brazil as slave, na tall, strong guy: 2m18 tall plus over 140 kg weight. E dey work as breeding slave, e don born over 200 pikin. When dem cancel slavery for Brazil for 1888, e get land, wey e live with e wife and 9 children.
Saint Patrick, dem kidnap am from Britain, enslave for Ireland, escape go Britain, come back to Ireland as missionary.
Patsey (born around 1830), na enslaved African-American wey dey live for mid-1800s for South Carolina.
Paul Jennings (1799–1874), na personal servant wey dem enslave under President James Madison during e White House time, e buy im freedom for 1845 from Daniel Webster. E publish di first White House memoir, 1865's A Colored Man's Reminiscences of James Madison.
Paul Smith, na free black wey accuse di Cherokee headman Doublehead say e kidnap am and force am into bondage.
Pedro Camejo (1790–1821), na Venezuelan soldier for di Venezuelan War of Independence.
Peggy Margaret Titsworth, dem enslave am at 13 years for three years, after Creek raid for 1794 on her Tennessee home.
Pete and Hannah Byrne, na freed slaves from Napoleon Bonaparte Byrne family wey travel from Missouri to California by land (six months journey) for 1859, dem leave di farm for Missouri carry six adults (including Pete & Hannah), di four Byrne children and cattle come settle for Berkeley, California. Pete and Hannah be di first blacks wey dey live for Berkeley and among di first African-Americans for California.
Peter Salem (c. 1750–1816), African American wey born for slavery for Massachusetts, serve as soldier for American Revolutionary War.
Petronia Justa, woman wey dey Herculaneum, sue her owner say she born after her mama don freedom; Vesuvius eruption preserve di court matter.
Phaedo of Elis, wey dem capture for war, carry go Athens, force am to do prostitution, later become Socrates student wey free am, give him name to one Plato dialogue, Phaedo, and him be famous philosopher.
Phaedrus (c. 15 BCE–c. 50 CE), Roman storyteller.
Praskovia Kovalyova-Zhemchugova dress fine for Les mariages samnites by André Ernest Modeste Grétry.
Phillis (die 1755), woman wey dey Massachusetts, enslave by Captain John Codman. She and her people plot to poison her owner as dem no fit take di wahala from their master, but dem burn am to death for 1755.
Phillis Wheatley (1753–1784?), Colonial American poet, second published African-American poet and first African-American woman wey publish.
Phoebe, woman wey dey slavery wey sue for her freedom for Tennessee, with her pikin Davy and Tom, say dem be descendants of one enslaved Indian woman wey prove say dem no suppose hold dem.
Philocrates, wey dey slavery under Roman reformer Gaius Gracchus. He stay with him master when Gracchus dey run from him enemies, everybody don leave am. When dem reach one grove wey dey sacred to di Furies, Philocrates help Gracchus kill himself first before he take him own life, some talk say dem kill am after him refuse to let go him master body.
Phormion, one enslaved man from Athens wey dey do banking. For him old age, dem give am rare honor of citizenship as free man.
Pierre d'Espagnac, sometimes Pierre d'Espagnal (1650–1689), na French Jesuit missionary, dem enslave am by di Siamese.
Pope Pius I (e die around 154), na Bishop for Rome from around 140 to 154, when dem dey reign under Roman emperor Antoninus Pius. E be brother to freedman Hermas, so e fit don be former slave too, but dem no talk am clear for di small records wey dey about e life.
Pleasant Richardson, wey escape slavery become Union soldier plus property owner for Fincastle, Virginia. Polly, di subject of 1820 Indiana Supreme Court case Polly v. Lasselle, wey make all slaves wey dey Indiana go free.
Polly Berry, wey dem also dey call Polly Crockett or Polly Wash, win freedom suit for 1843 for St. Louis, Missouri plus she free her daughter Lucy Ann Berry too.
Politoria, wey get lead curse tablet for ancient Rome; na curse on Clodia Valeria Sophrone say make she no fit get Politoria into her power. E look like say she be slave-courtesan wey dey fear say dem go send am go brothel.
Praskovia Kovalyova-Zhemchugova (1768–1803) na Russian serf actress plus soprano opera singer.
Primus (1700–1791), wey Daniel Fowle from Portsmouth, New Hampshire enslave. Primus dey run di press for di New Hampshire Gazette wey be di oldest newspaper wey still dey print for America.
Prince na di slave of Choctaw man wey name Richard Harkins. E vex say him owner no give di slaves Christmas celebration, Prince kill am sharply and dump di body for river for 1858.
Prince Boston (born 1750), sue for him freedom and win for 1773 U.S. jury trial.
Prince Estabrook (1741–1830), wey Benjamin Estabrook enslave; join fight for Continental Army and get wound for di Battle of Lexington and Concord.
Prince Whipple (1750–1796), enslave by American General William Whipple.
Prosper, na enslaved man wey dem murder for 1807 for Virgin Islands by him owner Arthur William Hodge, and Hodge go face trial and dem execute am for 1811, na di first case wey dem fit record like dat.
One pregnant Thrall wey we no fit remember the name, dey run from her life for 11th-century Oslo, Hallvard Vebjørnsson carry am go hide for him boat. Dem people come attack dem, shoot dem with arrow, and both of dem die. Because of dat, dem make Hallvard saint and him be patron saint for Oslo.
Publilius Syrus (fl. 85–43 BCE), na Latin writer wey sabi plenty for him wise sayings. E be Syrian wey dem carry come Italy as slave.

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Quamina Gladstone, him be Jack Gladstone papa and e dey involve for Demerara rebellion wey happen for 1823.
Quassi van Timotebo or Kwasimukamba (1692–1787) na Surinam slave, wey don free and na Maroon hunter for Dutch Surinam. Him name dey for plant genus wey dem call Quassia.
Quock Walker, wey dem dey call Kwaku or Quok Walker too, him sue and win him freedom for 1781 because of new Massachusetts Constitution (1780) wey talk say all men dem dey born free and equal.
Qutb-ud-din Aybak or Qutbuddin Aibak (1150–1210), na Turk wey don suffer slavery before, become soldier, be first Sultan of Delhi, for India e start "slave dynasty".

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Rachel, na the person wey dey the 1834 Rachel v. Walker case for Supreme Court of Missouri wey rule say U.S. Army officer go lose him slave if e carry the person go place wey slavery no dey allowed. Dis ruling come dey used as example for 1856 for Dred Scott v. Sandford case for U.S. Supreme Court.
Rachel of Kittery, Maine (she die 1695), na enslaved woman wey her owner kill, and e case set legal example for New England.
Rachel Knight (she die 1889), at first na enslaved by Newton Knight grandpapa, wey be popular Southern Unionist wey during American Civil War, e no gree Confederacy, wey dem dey call Free State of Jones. After the war, Rachel come get freedom with other slaves. By mid-1870s, Knight don separate from him wife, Serena, come marry Rachel. During this time, Knight grown son, Mat (from him first wife), come marry Rachel grown daughter, Fannie, from her previous relationship. Knight daughter, Molly, come marry Rachel son, Jeff, turns three interracial families for the community. Newton and Rachel Knight born plenty children before she die for 1889.
Rebecca Huger, na enslaved woman wey General Benjamin F. Butler free for New Orleans, and dem talk for Harper's Weekly say she be white, come dey go school for freed slaves for Philadelphia.
Richard Preston (around 1791–1861), e comot from slavery come be religious leader and abolitionist for Nova Scotia. Robert Blake, e get Medal of Honor as sailor during American Civil War, after e become 'contraband' (slaves wey Union forces free) come join.
Robert Drury (1687–1743/1750), English sailor wey shipwreck for Madagascar island in 1702, e dey slave there till 1717.
Robert J. Patterson (1809–1884), e run from slavery for Virginia come be restaurateur for Saint John, New Brunswick.
Robert Smalls (1839–1915), e take charge of Confederate ship, carry the ship and enslaved people go freedom, make Union allow African Americans join; later e serve for South Carolina Senate before e enter U.S. House of Representatives wey represent South Carolina's 5th congressional district.
Robin and Polly Holmes, na dem be plaintiffs for the 1853 Holmes v. Ford court case for Oregon Territory wey free their pikin dem. The verdict confirm say slavery no dey legal for that area as Organic Laws of Oregon talk when the place become U.S. territory.
Rosina Downs, na enslaved woman wey General Benjamin F. Butler free for New Orleans, dem describe am for Harper's Weekly say she look white, and she come school for emancipated slaves for Philadelphia.
Roustam Raza (1783–1845), na Napoleon Bonaparte's Armenian bodyguard.

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Solomon Northup wey come from Twelve Years a Slave
Sabuktigin (c. 942–997), full name Abu Mansur Sabuktigin, be small pikin wey dem carry go sell for slavery, but e rise come be general, then king wey start the Ghaznavid Empire for medieval Iran.
Safiye Sultan (c. 1550 – c. 1619), na enslaved woman wey be Albanian, dem put am for harem of Ottoman sultan Murad III, and she be the mama of sultan Mehmed III.
Salem Poor (1747–1802), na enslaved African-American man wey buy im freedom, and e be war hero during the American Revolutionary War.
Sally Hemings (1773–1835), na mixed-race woman wey dem enslave by Thomas Jefferson, plenty people dey believe say she born six pikin for am, four of dem survive grow reach adult.
Sally Miller or Salomé Müller (born c. 1814), na enslaved American woman wey file her freedom case for Louisiana based on say she dey claim say she be free German immigrant and indentured servant.
Sally Seymour (died 1824), na American pastry chef and restaurateur, enslaved woman wey dem free and she come own her own slaves too.
Salonia na di second wife of Cato di Elder.
Salvius, wey dem sabi as Tryphon, be leader of di 104 BCE slave rebellion for Sicily wey dem call di Second Servile War.
Sambo (died 1736), na enslaved boy wey enter Sunderland Point, near Lancaster, England, around 1736 from West Indies as captain servant. Dem bury am for grave wey no dey blessed inside one field near small village of Sunderland Point, Lancashire, England.
Sambo, a black guy wey dey under Tiger King, one Lower Creek, wey tell traveler William Bartram say Sambo be him family property.
Samson Rowlie (wey die after 1588), wey dem sabi as Hassan Aga, Chief Eunuch and Treasurer for Algiers.
Samuel Benedict (1792–1854), wey born be African-American slave, later become free and waka go Liberia, where he turn politician and judge.
Samuel Green (c. 1802–1877), one enslaved man wey buy him freedom and freedom for him loved ones, dey involve for Underground Railroad, and dem lock him up for 1857 because e carry Uncle Tom's Cabin.
Samuel Ringgold Ward (1817–c. 1866), African-American wey dey fight for abolition and be journalist.
Sandy Jenkins, na person wey dey enslave wey Frederick Douglass talk for him first autobiography.
Sanker, na manservant wey dey work for Samuel R. Watkins, wey write "Co. Aytch" (1882), wey dey tell how him life be as soldier for the 1st Tennessee Infantry Regiment. Sarah Forbes Bonetta (1843–1880), na Egbado princess from Yoruba wey lose her people during fight, sell into slavery as small pikin, but Captain Frederick E. Forbes from Royal Navy come rescue am carry am go UK wey she con become goddaughter to Queen Victoria.
Sarah Basset (die 1730), wey dey enslave for Bermuda; dem execute am for poison matter wey involve three people.
Sarah Johnson (1844–1920), her life for the first president plantation dey published for book wey dem call "Sarah Johnson's Mount Vernon."
Satrelanus, from Gaul, wey Ermedruda sell give Toto for Milan for 725.
Scipio Africanus (around 1702–1720).
Scipio Moorhead (fl. 1773–1775), na enslaved African-American artist.
Scipio Vaughan (around 1784–around 1840), dem carry am komot from him place for Africa young, sell am go slavery for United States. E turn skilled artisan for Camden, South Carolina; manage get him freedom and inspire plenty of him pikin dem.
Septimus Clarke (1787–1859), wey dem don enslave before, him turn e get success as farmer and leader for community for Nova Scotia.
Servius Tullius, ancient King of Rome wey people talk sey e start life as slave (but some people dey argue this matter, both Romans and modern historians).
Seymour Burr (1754/1762–1837), e fight for Continental Army for American Revolution.
Shadrach Minkins (1814–1875), na fugitive wey slavery no fit catch, dem save am by abolitionists for Boston in 1850.
Shaghab (dem don die 933), mother and double ruler of the eighteenth Abbasid Caliph al-Muqtadir.
Silas Chandler (1838–1919), na man wey dey follow him enslavers for Confederate Army during American Civil War.
Sojourner Truth (around 1797–1883), na abolitionist and women's rights activist.
Solomon Bayley (1771–1839), write book for 1825 about him life as slave.
Solomon Northup (1807–around 1863), na farmer, pro violinist, and free-born black man from New York wey dem lure go Washington, D.C., wey slavery dey legal, kidnap am and sell am for South. E dey enslaved for Louisiana from 1841 till dem rescue am and liberate am for 1853. Na author of Twelve Years a Slave.
Solomon Flores, na enslaved man from northern Alabama.
Sosias the Thracian, na enslaved Athenian man, later freedman, wey Nicias carry enslave, later rent am one thousand slaves for mining work.
Spartacus (around 111–71 BCE), na gladiator and rebel leader during the Servile Revolt.
Spendius be Campanian wey run come out from slavery, serve as Carthaginian mercenary for di First Punic War, den later be general for Mercenary War wey dem fight against Carthage.
Stefan Holnicki (we no sabi when e die after 1797), Polish serf and Royal Ballet Dancer, don give plenty to di king of Poland by im will.
Stephen Bishop (about 1821–1857), na mixed-race man wey dem hold for Kentucky, him dey known as one of di first explorers and guides for Mammoth Cave. Sue, na black woman wey James Brown enslave, dem capture am with plenty members for di Brown family and other slaves by Chickamaugas. When di warrior wey catch am threaten another captive, di other captor come threaten say dem go kill Sue for revenge. James' pikin Joseph later kidnap Sue, her children and grandchildren—total eight—for di revenge wey dey follow im captivity.
Suhayb ar-Rumi (born around 587), wey people sabi as Suhayb ibn Sinan, na child wey dey enslave for Byzantine Empire, escape as young man go Mecca, come join Muhammad and become big friend for di early Muslim community.
Sumayyah bint Khayyat (550–615), na woman wey dem enslave for Mecca; she be one of di first seven pipo wey convert to Islam by Prophet Muhammad early for him work. Dem torture am and kill am because of di new faith, she become di first Muslim Shahid.
Squanto (1585–1622), wey dem also sabi as Tisquantum, na Native American from wetin dem dey call coastal Massachusetts now; dem capture am by English pirates and sell am as slave. Later, he free and return go New England, meet di Pilgrims for di Mayflower in 1621.
Subh of Cordoba (940–999), na enslave concubine of a Caliph, na mother and regent of di next Caliph of Cordoba inside di 10th century.
Suk-bin Choe (1670–1718), na consort of Sukjong of Joseon and mother of Yeongjo of Joseon.
Surya Devi (we no sabi when she die, 715), na Indian princess wey dem enslave by Caliph Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik.

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Taras Shevchenko
Tatyana Shlykova
Taras Shevchenko (1814–1861): Na di biggest Ukrainian poet, artist and illustrator wey come from serf family. E artist padi buy am freedom for 1838.
Tatyana Shlykova (1773–1863), Russian serf wey be ballerina and opera singer.
Thanadelthur (c. 1697–1717), woman from Chipewyan Dënesųłı̨ne nation wey help as guide and interpreter for Hudson's Bay Company.
Thomas Fuller, African American man wey dey suffer for Virginia, dem sabi am for im math skills.
Thomas Pellow (1704–1745), wey pirates from Barbary enslave, carry am go Morocco, dem select am and torture am by Ismail Ibn Sharif. E escape after 23 years, come back home to Cornwall.
Thomas Peters (1738–1792), wey first be Thomas Potters, one of di founding fathers of Sierra Leone. Dem don enslave am before, e run come out from North Carolina during American Revolutionary War. Peters na Black Loyalist member of British Black Company of Pioneers, e become sergeant, settle down, and marry for Nova Scotia. E even recruit African settlers for Nova Scotia to colonize Sierra Leone, later become leader for Freetown.
Thomas Sims (born 1834), African American man wey escape slavery for Georgia come Boston, Massachusetts, but dem catch am back under Fugitive Slave Act of 1850, but e escape go Boston again.
Thomas-Alexandre Dumas (1762–1806), French general and papa of Alexandre Dumas.
Thumal, administrator of justice for di eighteenth Abbasid Caliph al-Muqtadir.
T. Aelius Dionysius, freedman for di late Roman Empire, wey create stela for himself, im wife, and Aelius Perseus, im fellow freedman, and dem and dem wey come after dem.
T. Claudius Dionysius, him be freedman wey him freedwoman wife Claudia Prepontis build funeral altar for am. Di hands wey dem hold show say dem marry legit, na only after dem get dem freedom.
Terence (c. 195/185–c. 159 BCE), full name Publius Terentius Afer, na Roman playwright and comic poet wey write before and maybe after him freedom.
Tiberius Claudius Narcissus, na freedman wey dey serve as secretary to Roman emperor Claudius for 1st century.
Tituba, na 17th-century Native American woman wey Samuel Parris from Danvers, Massachusetts enslave. She be di first person wey dem accuse of witchcraft during di 1692 Salem witch trials.
Tomás Ortega, na enslaved man for colonial Mexico wey try marry Leonor de Mendoza, another woman wey dey under different master. When dat man lock Tomás, Leonor beg church court for help, dem threaten say if him no free Tomás, dem go excommunicate am.
Titus Kent (1733–18??), him dey serve for di Samuel Kent family for Suffield Connecticut. Samuel Kent wey live from 1698–1772, wey write for him will say Titus go be Elihu Kent pikin. Revolutionary War records show say Titus serve for different regiments from 1775 to 1783.
Toussaint L'Ouverture (1743–1803), na freedman wey lead di slave revolt wey bring Haiti independence.
Tula (wey die 1795), na leader of di Curaçao Slave Revolt of 1795.
Turgut Reis (1485–1565), wey dem sabi as Dragut, na famous admiral for Ottoman Navy wey Genoese capture for Corsica and force am work as galley slave for near four years. Finally, him fellow admiral Barbarossa come rescue am, wey lay siege to Genoa and secure Turgut Reis release for big ransom of 3,500 gold ducats. After dat, Turgut Reis continue him naval career (wey include di enslavement of plenty other people).

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Ukawsaw Gronniosaw (1705–1775), wey dem sabi as James Albert, na freedman wey turn writer. Him autobiography be di first one wey African publish for Britain.
Ursula Granger (1738–1800), na woman wey Thomas Jefferson enslave, she be cook, dairymaid, laundress, and wet nurse. Dem dey call am di "Queen of Monticello".

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Vasily Tropinin
Vincent de Paul
Vasily Tropinin (1776–1857), na Russian serf wey sabi paint.
Venture Smith (1729–1805), na African wey dem capture as pikin, carry am go American colonies as slave. When e grow, e buy im freedom and im family too – im wife Meg and di pikin dem: Hannah, Solomon and Cuff. Di schoolteacher wey write im story, na person wey e talk to for im old age.
Venus Vance (died c. 1850), na enslaved American woman wey live and work for Mira Margaret Baird Vance plantation.
Di Vestmenn ("West Men" for Old Norse, wey dey point to di Irish) be group of Irish slaves wey Hjörleifr Hróðmarsson carry go Iceland. E no treat dem well, so dem kill am and run go one group of islands. Ingólfur Arnarson, Hjörleifur's blood brother, chase dem come kill all of dem. Though we no sabi their individual names, dem memory still dey for Iceland geography, di islands wey dem seek refuge dey known as "Vestmannaeyjar": "Islands of di West Men" (i.e. of di Irish).
Vincent de Paul (1581–1660), na French priest wey dem dey honor as saint for di Catholic Church. Dem capture am by Turkish pirates, sell am as slave, but e come free for 1607.
Vindicius, na ancient Roman slave wey find out Tarquin's plan to take back power.
Vibia Calybeni, na freedwoman for late Roman Empire wey weirdly call herself madam for im tombstone.
Virginia Boyd, na enslaved American woman wey write letter to R.C. Ballard, dey beg make dem no sell am with her pikin for strangers. Ballard wan sell am die as Judge Samuel Boyd, di children papa, tell am make e hide her existence from im family.
Violet Ludlow, na American woman wey don sell into slavery plenty times even though she dey claim say she be free white woman.
Virginia Demetricia (1842–after 1867), na enslaved Aruban wey dem sabi say she be heroine wey dey fight against slavery.
Vitalis, ancient enslaved Roman. One inscription dey talk about enslaved boy, Iucundus, as son of Gryphus and Vitalis.
Volumnia Cytheris, na enslaved and later freedwoman for ancient Rome. She be actress and courtesan, her lovers include Brutus, Mark Antony, and Cornelius Gallus; how she reject Gallus dey inspire Virgil's tenth Eclogue.

W

Wes Brady (born 1849), from Marshall, Texas, dey among di Federal Writers' Project Slave Narrative Collection.
West Ford (c. 1784–1863), wey George Washington enslave and serve as caretaker for Mount Vernon. Him dey claim say he be Washington biological son.
William Ansah Sessarakoo (c. 1736–1770), African prince wey suffer for transatlantic slave trade, get freedom, and later become slave trader himself.
William Beverly Nash (1822–1888), na North Carolina state senator.
William Ellison (1790–1861), na enslaved man wey mixed race and after him gain freedom, him too become slaveholder wey dey produce cotton.
William Gardner (born 1759), na man wey James Madison enslave wey Madison sell into indentured servitude for seven years before him dey free and dey work as merchant's agent.
William Henry wey dem dey call 'Jerry', na man wey escape slavery for Missouri but dem catch am for Syracuse, New York for 1851 before some abolitionists come rescue am from Fugitive Slave Law wahala.
William A. Jackson, na man wey Jefferson Davis keep as slave wey run come out for 1861 with plenty military gist about Confederate forces.
William Andrew Johnson, mixed-race American wey President Andrew Johnson, Dolly Johnson son carry come as slave.
William D. Gibbons (1825–1886), na domestic servant wey later become African Baptist minister after dem free am.
William Dorsey Swann (1860–1925), wey born into slavery for Maryland, later become LGBT activist and di first person wey fit self-identify as drag queen.
William Jones na slave wey Ulysses S. Grant acquire from him father-in-law for 1858. Jones dey thirty-five years old when dem carry am come. Even though Grant no be abolitionist, he no dey fit force slave to work. For March 1859, Grant free William with manumission deed, wey fit worth $1,000, when he need money. Di case of William Jones catch plenty historians eye, and e dey enter debate about Grant attitude to slavery.
William Lee (1750–1828), na man wey George Washington keep as personal servant during di American Revolutionary War, and na di only person wey Washington free from slavery by im will.
William Okeley na Englishman wey Algerian pirates capture keep as slave.
William Wells Brown (c. 1814–1884), na African-American writer wey escape from slavery for 1834.
Wilson Chinn, na African American wey dey for 1863 photo as 'branded slave.'
Wulfstan be man wey dey suffer for Anglo-Saxon England, him two pikin and stepdaughter join am. Dem free dem with him madam Æthelgifu will.
Wu Rui (15th century), be eunuch wey don suffer for wetin be Vietnam now. E be the smallest of thirteen Chinese men from Wenchang wey ship waka stray and dem carry dem go slave under Lê dynasty. According to Ming Shi-lu, dem turn him teammates to farm workers but dem cut Wu Rui and make am attendant for Imperial Citadel of Thang Long. After plenty years, when Vietnamese king die for 1497, dem boost him to military position for northern Vietnam. One soldier tell am say if e fit escape go back China, and Wu Rui take the chance waka go Longzhou. The local chief wan sell am back to the Vietnamese, but Pingxiang magistrate come rescue am and later send am go Beijing to work as palace eunuch.
Wyatt Lee (c. 1822–1863), na the first husband of Dr. Rebecca Davis Lee Crumpler. E escape from slavery for Virginia.

X

Xenon, be Athenian man wey dey suffer and be banker.
Xing be the main wife of Gaozong, brother to Qinzong, wey be Chinese Emperor for Song Dynasty. In 1127, Jurchen come capture Kaifeng during Jin–Song Wars, and dem carry more than 3000 people go exile for Manchuria during wetin dem call Jingkang Incident. Xing na one of the Imperial consorts, concubines, palace women and eunuchs wey dem capture, and dem share among Jurchen as slaves. Xing husband Gaozong wey escape, come be new Emperor and declare Xing Empress for absentia, but e no fit free am. She dey suffer for captivity, wey her captors dey crave for am, she try kill herself to run come out but e no work, and she die for captivity in 1139.

Y

Yaqut al-Hamawi (1179–1229), di Arab wey sabi plenty tori and geography, e be known for im big writings about di Muslim world. Dem sell am into slavery for 12th-century Syria, carry am go Baghdad, but dem give am beta education and later dem free am.
Yasār (7th century), na Christian man wey dem catch for di war of Khalid ibn al-Walid, wey be friend of Muhammad. Dem carry Yasār go Medina, make am Qays ibn Makhrama ibn al-Muṭṭalib ibn ʿAbd Manāf ibn Quṣayy slave. E accept Islam, dem free am, and e be come him mawlā, so e get di nisbat al-Muṭṭalibī. E get three pikin – Mūsā, ʿAbd al-Raḥmān, and Isḥāq. Him grandpapa, Ibn Ishaq, be important early Arab historian.
Yasuke, na 16th-century African man wey travel go Japan for Jesuit missionary service, Alessandro Valignano. Dem give am to Oda Nobunaga, Yasuke become di confident of di daimyō and dem give am official status as trusted retainer.
York (1770–before 1832), na African-American man wey dem enslave by William Clark, wey be part of di Lewis and Clark Expedition.

Z

Zofia Potocka
Zalmoxis, na Dacian wey dem enslave by Pythagoras for Samos according to Herodotus. Zalmoxis learn philosophy from him owner and other wise Greeks. Eventually dem free am, him gather plenty wealth, go back him land, wey he convert di Thracians to him beliefs, dem dey respect am for him wisdom and later generations dey worship am as god.
Zayd ibn Haritha (c. 581–629), dem give am to Muhammad's wife Khadijah, dem free am, adopt am, come sabi am as Zayd ibn Muhammad.
Ziryab (789–857), wey dem also dey call Abul-Hasan Alí Ibn Nafí, na Muslim singer, musician, and polymath wey introduce crop asparagus to Europe.
Zoe, Christian martyr.
Zofia Potocka (1760–1822), na Greek-Ottoman enslaved courtesan wey marry rich become Polish countess.
Zumbi (1655–1695), wey dem enslave for Portuguese Brazil, e run come join Quilombo dos Palmares, di biggest settlement of freed slaves for colonial Brazil, na im be di last and most well-known leader.
Zunairah al-Rumiya (7th century), some people sabi am as Zaneera, Zannirah, Zanira or for some stories Zinra or Zinnirah ("Zaneerah di Roman") wey na companion of Prophet Muhammad.

References

↑ Christina Snyder, Slavery in Indian Country: The Changing Face of Captivity in Early America, p. 141, ISBN 978-0-674-04890-4
↑ "Abraham the Unstoppable, Part 1". Charleston County Public Library (in English). 8 February 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
↑ Kenneth W., Porter (1946). "The Negro Abraham". Florida Historical Quarterly. 25 (1).
↑ An unpleasant welcome in Taa'if Archived November 27, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
↑ "What is the divine purpose for sending prophets?". Archived from the original on 2012-02-26. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
↑ Bruin, Jan de (2013). "Twee West-Friese slaven" (PDF). Oud Hoorn (in Dutch). 35 (2): 59–63.
↑ Haarnack, Carl; Hondius, Dienke (25 March 2012). "Swart in Nederland". Buku – Bibliotheca Surinamica. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
↑ Kooijmans, L. (1985). De elite in een Hollandse stad; Hoorn 1700-1780. Den Haag: De Bataafsche Leeuw. pp. 182–83. ISBN 90-6707-092-0.
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[Christina_Snyder_p_141-1] Christina Snyder, Slavery in Indian Country: The Changing Face of Captivity in Early America, p. 141, ISBN 978-0-674-04890-4

[2] "Abraham the Unstoppable, Part 1". Charleston County Public Library (in English). 8 February 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2025.

[3] Kenneth W., Porter (1946). "The Negro Abraham". Florida Historical Quarterly. 25 (1).

[4] An unpleasant welcome in Taa'if Archived November 27, 2010, at the Wayback Machine

[5] "What is the divine purpose for sending prophets?". Archived from the original on 2012-02-26. Retrieved 2009-08-07.

[bruin-6] Bruin, Jan de (2013). "Twee West-Friese slaven" (PDF). Oud Hoorn (in Dutch). 35 (2): 59–63.

[haarnack-7] Haarnack, Carl; Hondius, Dienke (25 March 2012). "Swart in Nederland". Buku – Bibliotheca Surinamica. Retrieved 18 April 2014.

[8] Kooijmans, L. (1985). De elite in een Hollandse stad; Hoorn 1700-1780. Den Haag: De Bataafsche Leeuw. pp. 182–83. ISBN 90-6707-092-0.

[ReferenceA-9] Bernacki: Teatr; Mamontowicz-Łojek: Szkoła Tyzenhauza s. 53, 54, 70, 86-89, 92; Wierzbicka: Sześć studiów; Muzyka 1969 nr 2 (J. Prosnak).

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