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This follows apologies from church leaders for its role in the trafficking and enslavement of African people

Kehinde Andrews calls for ‘national memorial’ to mark history of atrocities that has legacy of poorer economic and health outcomes

Rightwing activists see any reckoning with Britain’s colonial past as an attempt to destabilise the country, says Soas professor Olivette Otele

Some 40 million people are enslaved around the world today, though estimates vary. Modern slavery takes many different forms, including child soldiers, sex trafficking and forced labor, and no country is immune. From cases of family controlled sex trafficking in the United States to the enslavement of fishermen in Southeast…

After right-wing education hero insults teachers, Tennesseans push back on Bill Lee's charter plan. Is it too late?

A state representative found that many of his colleagues were largely unaware of the significance of the woman's case, which set the legal precedent that essentially ended slavery in Massachusetts.

The lawsuit against LA Unified says Rashunda Pitts’ daughter was humiliated by the lesson that was intended to teach about slavery

The cycle is to take place on August 19 around five football clubs in the North East.

United Nations Child labour, caste-based discrimination and poverty are closely inter-linked in Indi

It is "reasonable to conclude" that forced labour of members of minority groups has taken place in China's western Xinjiang region, the UN's top expert on slavery said in a report released this week, prompting a fierce response from Beijing.

Special rapporteur on slavery says some abuses in Xinjiang could amount to “crime against humanity”.