Juneteenth is a special celebration on June 19th that commemorates the end of the United States’ historic practice of slavery. In this sense, Juneteenth is … What Is Juneteenth, How Is It Celebrated, and Why Does It Matter?Read more
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US High Court Sides With Corporate Giants in Child Slavery Case
Human rights advocates Thursday denounced a Supreme Court decision in favor of the U.S. corporate giants Nestlé USA and Cargill, which were sued more than … US High Court Sides With Corporate Giants in Child Slavery CaseRead more
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Consumerism, Another Inheritance From the Slavery System
Strategy and dogma To declare the abolition of traditional slavery for their possessions in the Caribbean, the British envisioned a new type of enslavement that … Consumerism, Another Inheritance From the Slavery SystemRead more
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One of 272 Enslaved People Sold on June 19, 1838, by Georgetown U
We look at another significant June 19 in the history of slavery in the United States: June 19, 1838, when Jesuit priests who ran what … One of 272 Enslaved People Sold on June 19, 1838, by Georgetown URead more
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Johns Hopkins, Namesake of Baltimore Hospital and University, Enslaved Black People
Johns Hopkins, the 19th century businessman and namesake of the prestigious hospital and university in Baltimore, Maryland, enslaved at least four Black people before the … Johns Hopkins, Namesake of Baltimore Hospital and University, Enslaved Black PeopleRead more
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Family fortunes built on brutality
This is an important book and not just because it is a chilling account of slavery and commerce in the West Indies in the 18th … Family fortunes built on brutalityRead more
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Private donors: the pied pipers of ‘modern slavery’?
As the director of an anti-slavery charity in London at the turn of the century, I would have welcomed a substantial injection of cash to … Private donors: the pied pipers of ‘modern slavery’?Read more
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Trinity College reckons with slavery links as Ireland confronts collusion with empire
It was one of the most shocking chapters in Britain’s long, bloody subjugation of Ireland: the buying, selling and transportation of Irish chattel slaves to … Trinity College reckons with slavery links as Ireland confronts collusion with empireRead more
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Millions living under modern day slavery
A recent report by the Global Slavery Index estimates that some 45.8 million people today, across 167 countries, are living under some form of modern … Millions living under modern day slaveryRead more