http://www.publicseminar.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Family_of_African_American_slaves_on_Smiths_Plantation_Beaufort_South_Carolina-crop-473×375.jpg Family of African American slaves on Smith’s Plantation, Beaufort, South Carolina, circa 1862. © Timothy H. O’Sullivan | learnnc.org Racialized chattel slaves were the … The Capital that Made CapitalismRead more
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Oliver Twist and the workhouse
Most people nowadays know about the Poor Law and its workhouses from Oliver Twist – whether from the book, film or the musical. The image … Oliver Twist and the workhouseRead more
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Children in the Workhouse
The care and training of children are matters which should receive the anxious attention of Guardians. Pauperism is in the blood, and there is no … Children in the WorkhouseRead more
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The rise and fall of the workhouse
For many, the word ‘workhouse’ conjures up the image of an orphaned Oliver Twist begging for food from a cruel master. The reality, however, was … The rise and fall of the workhouseRead more
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People and poverty in Britain
The Poor Law The Poor Law was the way that the poor were helped in 1815. The law said that each parish had to look … People and poverty in BritainRead more
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Charles Dickens as Social Commentator and Critic
Dickens was not only the first great urban novelist in England, but also one of the most important social commentators who used fiction effectively to … Charles Dickens as Social Commentator and CriticRead more
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British Police Using Children As Criminal Informants
The British Government’s intelligence and police forces are using children as “covert human intelligence source (CHIS)” in operations against criminal gangs, drug dealers and terrorist … British Police Using Children As Criminal InformantsRead more
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British Jews are speaking out on Israel
In May of this year, a group of U.K.-based Jewish anti-occupation activists held a demonstration in London’s Parliament Square, where we recited the kaddish, the … British Jews are speaking out on IsraelRead more
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MI6 put questions to prisoner waterboarded 83 times by CIA
British intelligence officers put questions to a man despite knowing he had been subjected to appalling abuse, including being waterboarded 83 times, according to damning … MI6 put questions to prisoner waterboarded 83 times by CIARead more