" Though Jahangir believed it to be the work of the slave who presented it to him, Sayyid Ahmad and Henry Beveridge suggest that it was of European origin, and possibly showed the Transfiguration.

Though he did vote against the admission of Missouri as a slave state, and though he would be the nominated presidential candidate of the Free Soil Party, an anti-slavery political party, in 1848, there was no ambiguity in his position on the abolition of slavery during his term of office.

Though anti-slavery sentiments were widespread by the late 18th century, the colonies and emerging nations that used slave labor continued to do so: French and English territories in the West Indies, South America, and the South of the United States.

Though under continuous French administration since, métis families, descended from Dutch and French traders and African wives, dominated the slave trade.

Though the terms of the contract would vary, essentially a free man pledged himself as a bond slave ( nexus ) as surety for a loan.

Though it had shared in the horrors of the pre-colonial slave trade, French West Africa was managed relatively better than other African regions during the colonial era.

Though the administration failed to achieve either Catholic emancipation or peace with France, Fox's last great achievement would be the abolition of the slave trade in 1807.

Though Fox would die before abolition was formalised, he oversaw a Foreign Slave Trade Bill in spring 1806 that prohibited British subjects from contributing to the trading of slaves with the colonies of Britain ’ s wartime enemies, thus eliminating two-thirds of the slave trade passing through British ports.

Though several characters, including Stingo, discuss in detail the fact that the Jewish people suffered far more than other groups, Stingo also describes Hitler's attempts to eliminate the Slavs or turn them into slave labor and makes the case that the Holocaust cannot be understood as an exclusively Jewish tragedy.

Though common in pagan burials, the label " slave " is never met with in the catacombs.

Though his father fought to prevent their state of Kentucky from joining the Union as a slave state, when the effort failed, he decided that until the legislature abolished slavery from the state as a whole, a person could own slaves as long as he treated them humanely.

Though every slave state ( except South Carolina ) contributed some white troops to the Union as well as the Confederate side, the split was most severe in these border states, with men from the same family often fighting on opposite sides.

Though self written many years prior to the identification of testimonial literature, Manzano's personal account of his life as a house slave is worthy of mention, as it fits perfectly into the criteria of this genre, providing a voice for the voiceless.

Though a slave holder and states ' rights advocate, Guthrie ardently opposed secession.

Though Bela is completely devoted to Pechorin, she says she's not his slave, rather a daughter of a Circassian tribal Chieftain, also showing the intention of leaving if he ' doesn't love her '.

Though she has received a very good education from her father, she is desperately lacking in social interaction and has not seen another male human being besides her father Prospero, and his slave, Caliban.

Though farms depended on slave labor, free men and citizens were hired at farms to oversee the slaves and ensure that the farms ran smoothly.

Though the Heavens May Fall ( 2005 ), recounts the 1772 trial in England of James Somersett, a black man rescued from a ship heading for the West Indies slave markets, which gave impetus to the movement to abolish slavery in Britain and the United States ( see Somersett's Case ).

Though kapporeth is probably derived from kaphar, which is often considered to mean cover, the literal meaning of kaphar is wipe out, implying that kapporeth means thing of wiping out / thing of cleansing ; the cognate Arabic term kaffarat ( also generally taken to mean cover, but from which the word kafir also derives ) is used in modern legal contexts to refer to any mechanism of rectifying illegality ( ranging from rectifying the failure to fast during Ramadan to the rectification of murder ), for example the freeing of slaves after the slave has suffered shocking circumstances could be considered as a kaffarat.

" Though the camp was basically open, with moderate security to prevent mutiny, there was really no hope for these civilian slave laborers to escape.

Though, had it been to the contrary, my feelings in regard to this would have been just the same, for I had much rather starve in England, a free woman, than be a slave for the best man that ever breathed upon the American continent.

Though many of the other merchants traded in African slaves, Okill's was the only firm to take no part in the slave traffic, which instead " traded in wood and teeth ( ivory )"< ref > Williams, Gomer < cite > The Liverpool Privateers and The Liverpool Slave Trade </ cite > p. 472.

Though their styles were no more similar to actual slave practices than those of the white minstrels, these groups billed themselves as more " authentic " and grew popular.

Though the four boys and two girls, the youngest nineteen years of age, the oldest twenty-four, came from varying backgrounds and had different professional and personal interests, there was surprising agreement among them.

Though fighting was mostly left to the boys and men, occasionally women fought with them, especially if the tribe was severely threatened.

Though the colors vary from school to school, the normal uniform for boys is shorts or long pants in the specified color and material, with a short-sleeved shirt ( often white ) while girls ' uniforms include pinafores or skirts, with blouses and shorts underneath.

Though ( at least by this date ) there was no dancing as such, just children dressing up ( the boys dressed as girls, and wearing rouge ), who would then journey from house to house asking for small amounts of cash.

Though both boys and girls compete at the youth level and men compete in some amateur venues, in collegiate and professional ranks, it is primarily a rodeo event for women.

Though concerned for the boys welfare he believe that boys were more efficient that any of the new mechanical cleaning machines.

Though Tajiri acknowledged that the character was relatively popular with both boys and girls, the idea of Pikachu as the mascot was not his own, and stated he felt the human aspect of the series was overlooked by Japanese children who embraced Pikachu by itself more readily.

Though he was the youngest, Jordan was the first of the boys who made up the Dead End Kids to work in films, with a role in a 1933 Universal short.

Though founded in Jarrow in 1860, the school moved to its present site in Tynemouth in 1865 originally providing a private education for local boys.

Though the boys mostly save themselves from being caught, every once in a while their plans fall through, such that each of the early seasons always began with the boys getting out of jail and ended with them being re-incarcerated.

Though acute social withdrawal in Japan appears to affect both genders equally, because of differing social expectations for maturing boys and girls, the most widely reported cases of hikikomori are from middle-and upper-middle-class families whose sons, typically their eldest, refuse to leave the home, often after experiencing one or more traumatic episodes of social or academic failure.

Though boys face fewer problems upon early puberty than girls, early puberty is not always positive for boys ; early sexual maturation in boys can be accompanied by increased aggressiveness due to the surge of hormones that affect them.

Though not resident in the two boys ' household, Edward I had taken great interest in the princes ' upbringing and well-being.

Though Duke Ernest fathered numerous children in various affairs, the two boys would have no other legitimate siblings.

Though none of the boys trust him ( Kyle knows for a fact that Cartman is secretly against them ), they are in a hurry to leave.

Though she never married, Evans adopted seven children and let young underprivileged boys play on her farm.

Though the boys are initially terrified, McCormick is able to calm Cooper and his friend with the truth of his story.

:" Though boys throw stones at frogs in sport, yet the frogs do not die in sport but in earnest.

Though Bishop Johnston wanted his boys to receive as good an education as boys anywhere in America, he knew that a New England-style prep school was not going to fly in West Texas ; so he created a premier academic school with a full-fledged military discipline.