slavery

INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR THE ABOLITION OF SLAVERY, 2022: The International Day for the Abolition of Slavery is celebrated, each year, on December 2. The day is observed to remind us of the evils of enslavement, forced labour, child labour, and…

Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, the top candidate to replace Nancy Pelosi as House Democratic leader, supports legislation to study the feasibility of providing reparations to the descendants of enslaved individuals. Jeffries, D-N.Y., is one of…

Democratic Texas Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee said Thursday there is a connection between slavery and the pandemic.Lee was trying to garner support for H.R. 40, which would establish a commission to study reparations. She insisted the…

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Tennessee has officially banned all forms of slavery. Voters on Tuesday approved a ballot measure that removes language allowing slavery and involuntary servitude as forms of punishment for those convicted of crimes.The measure…

In Virginia's capital city, trapped between a railroad yard and an interstate highway, a renewed landscape has unlocked the legacy of a stolen people. "I was doing research to learn more about the slave trading district down here,"…

A UK mother has been questioned by police over alleged slavery after asking a Ukrainian refugee she was hosting to help out with the dishes. Hannah Debenham opened her house to a Ukrainian refugee and her daughter under the UK Government’s…