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That was the old way of referring to slavery. The word "peculiar" today means strange or odd, but in the 1800s, it meant uniquely one's own. Keeping slaves was unique to the southern United States, and rather than just saying that, people had some polite expressions that did not sound as harsh and covered up how brutal slavery was.
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What was the Peculiar Institution?
The "Peculiar Institution" was and remains a common euphemism for slavery in the U.S. southern slave states. People to this day will speak of "the South's Peculiar Institution" as a way of referring to slavery without actually using the word "slavery."
What was the popular euphemism for slavery in the South?
Our) peculiar institution
Which of the following was an euphemism for slavery?
i don't know about the following but a well known euphemism for slavery is the "peculiar institution"
What institutions set the south apart from the rest of the country?
"The peculiar institution" set the South apart from the rest of the country.
What type of word is peculiar?
That would be an adjective.
