More than 250 years since the end of the transatlantic slave trade, there are close to 41 million people still trapped in some form of … How big is the UK’s slavery problem?Read more
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Over 400,000 people living in ‘modern slavery’ in US
More than 400,000 people could be living in “modern slavery” in the US, a condition of servitude broadly defined in a new study as forced … Over 400,000 people living in ‘modern slavery’ in USRead more
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Enriching by slaves even with their photo
in Massachusetts, where the descendant of two enslaved people who were captured in mid-19th century photographs has sued Harvard University, accusing the university of unfairly … Enriching by slaves even with their photoRead more
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The Countless Ways the Legacy of Slavery Lives On
https://www.truthdig.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Screen-Shot-2019-02-07-at-10.57.59-AM.png Ralph Northam’s medical school yearbook page features an undeniably racist photograph. (Screen shot / YouTube) Four hundred years ago, in August 1619, the slave … The Countless Ways the Legacy of Slavery Lives OnRead more
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Modern slavery promotes overfishing
By combining fisheries data from the Sea Around Us initiative at UBC with country-level data on modern slavery, the researchers found that countries whose fleets … Modern slavery promotes overfishingRead more
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Schools should educate children about colonialism and legacy of slave trade
Schools should teach children about colonialism, slavery and the legacy of the British empire, and give greater weight to the “immense contribution” black Britons have … Schools should educate children about colonialism and legacy of slave tradeRead more
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New York Streets Named for Slave Traders
In the 17th and 18th century, as New Amsterdam grew from a trading post into a village, a village into a town, and then a … New York Streets Named for Slave TradersRead more
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The Slaves Rebel
The only way to end slavery is to stop being a slave. Hundreds of men and women in prisons in some 17 states are refusing … The Slaves RebelRead more
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The Story of the American Inventor Denied a Patent Because He Was a Slave
The world of invention is famous for its patent disputes. But what happens when your dispute wasn’t with another inventor but whether the Patent Office … The Story of the American Inventor Denied a Patent Because He Was a SlaveRead more
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Much of Britain’s wealth is built on slavery
Should we be responsible for the sins of our fathers?” Any discussion about the deeply polarising topic of reparations for slavery, if it happens at … Much of Britain’s wealth is built on slaveryRead more