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Colonial past must be in mainstream of UK history, says new English Heritage chief

Nick Merriman says inclusion of difficult stories of slavery and empire is not wokery, but ‘simply good history’

The Guardian - UK

In America, national parks are more than scenic − they’re sacred. But they were created at a cost to Native Americans

Abraham Lincoln has an almost saintly place in U.S. history: the “Great Emancipator” whose leadership during the Civil War preserved the Union and abolished slavery.

The Conversation

African and Caribbean nations agree move to seek reparations for slavery

African Union and Caricom members establish global reparations fund and call for formal apologies from European nations

The Guardian - UK

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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs ‘vehemently denies’ rape and abuse allegations from Cassie

Kid Cudi corroborates singer Cassie’s account that after they began a relationship, Combs allegedly blew up his car

The Guardian - US

Sweet and sour: how slavery, fake science and the love of profit got Britain hooked on sugar

Doctors have been warning of the health risks from sugar for almost 400 years. Here’s how we still ended up consuming so much of it

The Guardian - UK

Labor abuse on fishing vessels widespread, with China topping list of offenders, report says

A new report has identified nearly 500 industrial fishing vessels where workers face hazardous, forced conditions sometimes akin to slavery

The Independent UK

Colorado banned forced prison labor 5 years ago. Prisoners say it's still happening

The U.S. Constitution bans slavery except as punishment for a crime. A growing number of states have tried to address this in their own constitutions, but prisoners say the only change is on paper.

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Heroes who fought to abolish slavery honoured in Paris Pantheon expo

The Pantheon memorial in Paris is hosting a double exhibition dedicated to those who played a role in the abolition of slavery. It includes rare archival material and contemporary art – all of which relay the message that the fight for freedom should never be taken for granted.

Radio France Internationale

Big business benefited from slavery – let it pay reparations

Letters: Readers reflect on the business of slavery and who should refund the unpaid wages from which enslavers profited so handsomely

The Guardian - UK

Lloyd’s of London slavery review fails to settle heated question of reparations

Insurance market’s honesty is welcome, as is £12m programme to increase ethnic diversity in workplace, but more must be done

The Guardian - UK

Congress trying to push country towards slavery, says U.P. CM Yogi Adityanath

Yogi Adityanath accused Congress of corruption and attempting to push India towards slavery. He praised BJP for upholding the country's self-respect and confidence. He also highlighted the 'double-engine government' of BJP which had lifted Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh from the 'Bimaru' category. Polls for all 230 seats in Madhya…

The Hindu

A cosmic ocean of shame: Jesmyn Ward's Let Us Descend confronts a history beyond the ken of storytelling

It is worth asking whether there are topics beyond the capacity of the novel. Are there subjects so immense in historical scope and in depths of human suffering that a form engineered to tackle but a bare handful of lives in sufficient detail cannot possibly accommodate them?

The Conversation

How did I spend Halloween? With an incredible group of nuns

Hosting an awards ceremony for these sisters, I realised the important work they do tackling modern slavery, writes Adrian Chiles

The Guardian - UK

PM Modi urges citizens to strive and make India a developed nation by 2047

PM Modi urges citizens to strive for India's development by 2047. Launches 'MY Bharat' platform for youth to connect and fill India with new energy. Inaugurates 'Amrit Vatika' memorial garden with soil from 8500 urns. Draws analogy between 'Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav' and Dandi march. India achieved many things during…

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Frontline services urged to help end modern slavery

The current caseload of modern slavery victims in NSW could cost as much as $9.6 billion as the state continues work to stamp out exploitation in workplaces.

The Independent UK

South Korean scholar acquitted of defaming sexual slavery victims during Japan colonial rule

South Korea’s top court has cleared a scholar of charges that she defamed Korean sexual slavery victims during the Japanese colonial rule in her contentious book published in 2013

The Guardian - US

Brazil slave trafficker’s links to top bank spark debate over reparations

Researchers are at last revealing how slavery and the slave trade shaped the country’s institutions

The Hindu

Read Gandhi, Nehru, Vivekananda to rediscover India, says Aiyar

Rediscover India by rereading works of Gandhi, Nehru, Vivekananda: Aiyar. Modi's view of 1,200 yrs of slavery under Muslim & British rule wrong; India flourished during Muslim rule. Gandhi & Nehru said India's culture composite in nature; Hindi invented by Muslim Amir Khusro combining Brijbhasha, Turkish, Arabic & Persian.

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The Independent UK

Boston councilmember wants hearing to consider renaming Faneuil Hall due to slavery ties

Boston’s City Council is expected to debate whether to hold a hearing on renaming Faneuil Hall, a popular tourist site that is named after a wealthy merchant who owned and traded slaves

Salon

Black history bans: "They're so scared"

"When people know, they can never forget," author Michael Harriot says about reclaiming true American history

The Independent UK

Helpline sees rise in suspected modern slavery cases among care workers

The Unseen charity works to support survivors of trafficking and modern slavery.

The Independent UK

Exposed: Secret report on UK modern slavery the Home Office didn’t want you to see

Foreign workers on British farms were allegedly starved, abused, denied medical care and financially exploited — so why did the Home Office try to cover up damning evidence from its own inspections?

The Independent UK

Britain risks being ‘left in the cold’ by ignoring demands for slavery reparations, MP warns

Exclusive: Bell Ribeiro-Addy, chair of the cross-party group on reparations, said UK had a ‘moral duty’ to face up to the past as campaigners gather in London this weekend

The Guardian - UK

Novelist Jesmyn Ward: ‘Losing my partner almost made me stop writing’

When the father of her children died suddenly, the US National Book award-winning author’s world fell apart. Three years on, she talks about grief, starting over and how she wrote her searing new novel about slavery

The Independent UK

Dutch king and queen are confronted by angry protesters on visit to a slavery museum in South Africa

Angry protesters in Cape Town have confronted the king and queen of the Netherlands as they visited a museum that traces part of their country's 150-year involvement in slavery in South Africa

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