Because of the decision in the Stewart case, the patent law was changed to say that a slave could not hold a patent.

Together they walked across the field and to its edge where a slave held their horses.

A slave held his horse some distance behind him.

It was obvious that slaves held no interest for him, no matter what their position had been before their fall.

"I have been here often," and the slave held the light a little bit higher and peered through the grille.

In the church's early years, masters and slaves held equal standing as congregants.

The slave held his black hand at shoulder level, palm up.

Everywhere the slaves were holding their ground, and his pride in them soared.

A slave held his sword, and Juba ran on it.

The fact that their former slaves now held political and military power angered many whites.