Slavery Archives | Snopes.com

Nashville School Shooting

Gun Violence

TikTok Rumors

Assault Rifles

Donald Trump

Slavery

Were There Irish Slaves in America, Too?

Written by:

David Emery

Sep 23, 2016 Questionable sources maintain that the plight of so-called "Irish slaves" in early America was w ...

The word "False" is over a screenshot of a Twitter post that says, "The phrase “knocked up,” referring to pregnancy, originated with U.S. slavery. The Oxford English Dictionary traces the expression back to 1813. Back then the price of enslaved African women was “knocked up” by the auctioneer when she was pregnant—promoted as a deal for buyers."

No, the Phrase 'Knocked Up' Didn't Originate with Slavery

Written by:

Izz Scott LaMagdeleine

Feb 11, 2023 The earliest known usage of the term comes from a diary entry about a widow.

Is San Francisco Considering Plan To Give $5M to Each Eligible Black Person for Reparations?

Written by:

Nur Ibrahim

Jan 17, 2023 Racial inequality and injustice have long been a part of the city’s history.

Did Dems Oppose 13th, 14th, 15th Amendments That Gave Freedom, Voting Rights to Slaves?

Written by:

Nur Ibrahim

Nov 7, 2022 It's all but impossible to capture the complexities of history in a meme.

Obama-Led U.N. Has Just Made It Official, U.S. to Immediately Pay Blacks 'Reparations'

Written by:

David Emery

Dec 20, 2016 Untrustworthy web sites reported that at President Obama's behest, the United Nations ordered th ...

UN Demands U.S. Pay Reparations for Slavery

Written by:

Kim LaCapria

Sep 28, 2016 The United Nations has not ordered the United States to pay reparations to black citizens for sl ...

Did Tiffany Chokers Originate as Slave Collars?

Written by:

Kim LaCapria

Sep 27, 2016 Tiffany & Co. never made or sold slave collars, and a viral image of a slave collar is not from ...

Page: 1

Most Searched

Will Posting This Notice Stop Facebook or Instagram from Making Your Posts Public?

Paul Pelosi attacked with hammer in home

False Rumor Claims Paul Pelosi Brought Attacker Home from Gay Bar

Twitter Rumors, Unpacked: Elon Musk's Building Access, 'Space Karen' — and More

Advertisment:

Were There Irish Slaves in America, Too?

No, the Phrase 'Knocked Up' Didn't Originate with Slavery

Is San Francisco Considering Plan To Give $5M to Each Eligible Black Person for Reparations?

Did Dems Oppose 13th, 14th, 15th Amendments That Gave Freedom, Voting Rights to Slaves?

Were 'Cakewalks' Dances Performed by Black Slaves on Plantations?

Did Maps in Cornrows Help Black Slaves Escape Slavery?

Were Some Slave Owners Paid Reparations by US Government When Slavery Ended?

Did Florida State Rep. Kimberly Daniels Once Say, 'I Thank God for Slavery'?

Did Michele Bachmann Say 'Kanye is Right' and Slavery was 'a Choice'?

Was the NRA Founded to Protect Black People from the Ku Klux Klan?

Did a Vermont Woman Post a Joke About Trump 'Bringing Back Slavery'?

Controversial Roy Moore Remarks on Slavery Resurface on Social Media

Do These Photographs Depict the Libyan Slave Trade?

Does the California NAACP Want to Replace the National Anthem?

Were Black Children Used as Alligator Bait in the American South?

President Trump: Andrew Jackson Could Have Prevented the Civil War

Did Ben Carson Liken Slavery to Immigration?

Obama-Led U.N. Has Just Made It Official, U.S. to Immediately Pay Blacks 'Reparations'

UN Demands U.S. Pay Reparations for Slavery

Did Tiffany Chokers Originate as Slave Collars?

Will Posting This Notice Stop Facebook or Instagram from Making Your Posts Public?

False Rumor Claims Paul Pelosi Brought Attacker Home from Gay Bar

Twitter Rumors, Unpacked: Elon Musk's Building Access, 'Space Karen' — and More