slaveholder
C17941
concept
A slaveholder is an individual who legally or illegally owns and controls other human beings as property, exploiting their labor and restricting their freedom.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| slaveholder canonical | 7 |
| American slave owner | 1 |
| enslaver | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: slaveholder
Generated description
A slaveholder is an individual who legally or illegally owns and controls other human beings as property, exploiting their labor and restricting their freedom.
Instances (9)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Isaac Royall Sr. | — |
| Mr. Sands | — |
|
Carter family of Virginia
surface form:
Robert Carter III
|
— |
| Henry W. Grimké | — |
| Isaac Royall Jr. | — |
| Mr. Harris | enslaver |
| Robert Carter III | — |
| John Brown (Rhode Island merchant) | American slave owner |
| William Campbell | — |