How can I say a better word than slave?
I'm afrolatin man and in my family don't want to use the Word "slave" for refer to our ancestors. We prefer use another the Word . This is because we understand that our ancestors didn't born "slave" all of them were free before the slavery, therefore, I want to know a Word that get this idea without lost the memory of this horrible holocaust.

Thanks

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How can I say a better word than slave?
I'm afrolatin man and in my family don't want to use the Word "slave" for refer to our ancestors. We prefer use another the Word . This is because we understand that our ancestors didn't born "slave" all of them were free before the slavery, therefore, I want to know a Word that get this idea without lost the memory of this horrible holocaust.

Thanks

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Well, this is what slave means.  But "captive" conveys the sense that they were taken from freedom into bondage.  "Forced labour" also captures the same meaning of working against your will, but can also be used to refer to prisoners.  In my opinion, "slave" is actually the most accurate term to use.  But you can convey the idea of being taken into bondage from freedom by using the verb "enslave" as in: "our ancestors were enslaved."  Without using the word slave, you might say, "our ancestors were taken captive for forced labour."

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Hello RageToLove!
In Spanish We use "esclavizado" (enslave) to refer to someone who was converted slave  although It isn't very popular word I think is better than "esclavo" (slave).

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What the Spanish word you do use then? Just curious.

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