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    'Slave' or 'enslaved'?

    And why it matters
    Dec 14, 2023 4 minutes
    Source: Carlos Carmonamedina for NPR Public Editor

    Four years ago, The New York Times published The 1619 Project, a collection of stories and essays about the lasting impact of slavery in the United States.

    Among the many ideas advanced in the project that continue to surface today is the language that Times journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones embraced as she and her co-authors wrote about the people who were enslaved and those who enslaved them.

    Because language use in journalism tends to be a window into other values that guide the work, we asked NPR how its journalists use these terms. Read on to see what we learned.

    We also spotlight a story about the mental health of pilots that grew out of a forum on the topic, hosted by the National Transportation Safety Board.

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