Assertion: slave | /r/HasProperty | sold
Facets:
value: often
type: DEGREE
value: daily
type: TEMPORAL
value: so close to
type: OTHER
value: from the upper south
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: More than one million slaves were sold from the Upper South, which had a surplus of labor, and taken to the Deep South in a forced migration, splitting up many families.
text: I knew she was thinking of the slaves who were sold daily so close to where we lived.
text: Jessie will play his fife to make the slaves "dance" once they are on board; this exercise will keep them strong and fit so that they will bring in more money when they are sold.
text: If ever a slave was caught saying something negative, they could be sold.
text: However, while slaves were often sold, they might also be transferred for other reasons such as religious endowments.
text: Benin grew increasingly rich during the 16th and 17th centuries on the slave trade with Europe; slaves from enemy states of the interior were sold and carried to the Americas in Dutch and Portuguese ships.