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Survivors fight back against trafficking

Modern slavery in its many forms is big business - from underage girls being forced into marriage or sold for the sex trade - but survivors are speaking up.

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Perthshire slave who fought for freedom will be honoured at new City Hall museum

Joseph Knight’s prolonged battle to secure his liberty was key to the abolition of slavery in Scotland and he will be remembered in a specially commissioned banner at the £26.5million attraction

Daily Record

Involuntary servitude on the ballot

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Stopping slavery and exploitation needs you – trafficking investigator

Submissions to the Government's modern slavery and worker exploitation proposals close this week. A former human trafficking investigator says change needs all NZers to work together,

Newsroom.co.nz

‘I see this money as not mine’: the people giving away fortunes from slavery and fossil fuels

What would you do if your inherited wealth was built on slavery, fossil fuels or came at the price of neglect? Meet the guilty rich who want nothing to do with their money

The Guardian - UK

Louisiana voters to decide in November on constitutional amendment to remove language that allows involuntary servitude as punishment for a crime

Louisiana voters will decide in November on a constitutional amendment that would remove language from the state constitution that allows involuntary servitude as punishment for a crime. The amendment would also add language to say that the section of the constitution prohibiting slavery and involuntary servitude “does not apply to…

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US moves to rename Army bases honoring Confederate generals who fought to defend slavery

For decades, nine U.S. Army bases have carried the names of men who fought against the U.S. Army – in a war waged to defend and perpetuate the slavery of people of African descent.

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'I said no' – Nie's refusal and the troubling question of Pacific slavery in Australia

In 1881 Nie (also known as Nai), a Pacific Islander woman, walked off “Virginia” plantation, south of Maryborough, in the colony of Queensland.

The Conversation

How can California provide reparations? A new report suggests several ways

The report recommends ways to address the "lingering negative effects" of slavery — from policing reforms to housing grants to increased voting access to free tuition.

WEKU

Slippery Slope Arguments in History: David Hume

From Hume's Of the Liberty of the Press (1742): It is seldom that liberty of any kind is lost all at once. Slavery has so frightful an aspect to men accustomed to freedom that it must steal in upon them by degrees and must disguise itself in a thousand shapes…

Reason

Modern-day struggle at James Madison's plantation Montpelier to include the descendants' voices of the enslaved

On May 17, 2022, after weeks of negative stories on Montpelier in the national press, the foundation that operates the Virginia plantation home of James Madison finally made good on its promise to share authority with descendants of people enslaved by the man known as “the father” of the U.S.…

The Conversation

Editorial: How Harvard could really help historically Black colleges

Giving back what isn’t yours is a fundamental way of righting a wrong. Admitting mistakes and making amends is another. These are not controversial statements. But when it comes to American history and the fraught question of who profited from slavery and what, if anything, should be done about it…

Tribune News Service

In Georgia, 2 Black candidates to compete for Senate seat

Georgia still struggles with its history of slavery, segregation and racial injustice, but voters in the Deep South state have for the first time selected two Black candidates to represent the major parties in a U.S. Senate race

The Independent UK

Victim’s pride at helping to jail ‘dangerous’ modern slavery gang

The victim, who cannot be named for legal reasons, told the PA news agency the gang ‘did lots of bad stuff.

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Gang who ran brothels jailed on modern slavery and trafficking offences

Police identified at least 300 potential victims of organised crime group run by husband and wife in London and Essex

Daily Mirror

England superstar Maro Itoje says he won't sing anthem anymore - "I was naive"

Maro Itoje has spoken out against England rugby anthem 'Swing Low, Sweet Chariot', which has roots in American slavery, and has said he will no longer promote the song

Manchester Evening News

Greater Manchester 'has 176 gangs' - almost a quarter have access to guns

A new crime-busting strategy has been launched by Greater Manchester Police to tackle criminal gangs

The Guardian - UK

In this jubilee year, the appeal of the monarchy is still strong

Letters: War, slavery and lack of social mobility are not limited to monarchical nations, writes Ian Roberts; plus letters from Harry Dickinson and Jenny Bushell

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Los Angeles Times

Commentary: Leave abortion law to the states? Just look at the Fugitive Slave Act to see how that will go

Why not leave abortion to the states?

Liverpool Echo

Modern day slavery suspects arrested after police County Lines raids

Three people were arrested after police executed warrants in Woolton, Birkenhead and Blackpool

WEKU

A slavery-era instrument is on the National Mall, singing 'songs of liberation'

An old-fashioned steam calliope designed by luminaries in the worlds of art and jazz is on display at the National Sculpture Garden.

The National (Scotland)

Tory MP who made Scottish slavery joke in the Commons appears on Question Time

A TORY MP who sent her colleagues laughing by making a joke about sending Scots to the “colonies” as slaves will appear on the BBC’s Question…

The Independent UK

Government to face court hearing over links to PPE supplier accused of modern slavery

The government is facing legal action over its decision to continue using Supermax as a supplier of disposable gloves for NHS workers

The Independent UK

Tracy Letts on writing his play and then having to act in it

Tracy Letts' play “The Minutes” was first written in 2016, and it seems to have anticipated national debates over Confederate statues, critical race theory and the backlash over textbooks that explore the lingering consequences of slavery

The Conversation

Some chocolate has a dark side to it – child labor

Chocolate makes for a perfect gift, a comforting snack and even a health food, thanks to its plentiful antioxidants. Rumor has it that it might even work as an aphrodisiac. It is no surprise, then, that the chocolate industry garners billions of dollars each year.

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