Last survivor of transatlantic slave trade remembered by grandson
Her name was Matilda McCrear, and she was the last known survivor of the transatlantic slave trade. Crear, who lives near Selma, only found out the significance of his family tree a few years ago, ...
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Powerful slave narratives illuminate Black resistance
The power of storytelling has always been at the heart of Black resistance. Long before social media activism and viral ...
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Black-Owned Plantation exhibition tell story of 1811 slave revolt in new ways
To commemorate the 1811 German Coast slave revolt, the largest slave rebellion in U.S. history, dozens of African Americans ...
Rare Wedgwood medallion depicting slave to go under the hammer
A RARE Wedgwood Jasperware medallion is set to go under the hammer. The medallion, created by Josiah Wedgwood in 1787, is ...
Slavery, tax evasion, resistance: the story of 11 Africans in South America’s gold mines in the 1500s
Ana Angola was captured in the kingdom of Ndongo and spent months on a ship before a journey over land where she was forced ...
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I study modern-day slavery − and here’s what I’ve learned about how enslavers try to justify their actions
Sex trafficking, like forced labor, is a contemporary form of slavery. I am an academic who studies the mindset of slaveholders to understand more fully their rationale for what they do, in hopes of ...
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Historic landmark linked to slave trade in Stroud removed and replaced by plaque
Two historical landmarks linked to the slave trade and its abolition have been ... a map designed by a student from Stroud School of Art, which suggests two walking routes.
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Brazil: Chinese workers found in 'slave-like' conditions
Bahia's Public Works Ministry said it had identified "163 workers who appeared to be in slave-like conditions." The ministry said that workers were kept in "an alarming situation of precariousness ...
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163 workers rescued from "slave" like conditions from Chinese EV company BYD
The workers were also exposed to intense solar radiation, showing visible signs of skin damage. Brazilian authorities have rescued 163 workers from conditions similar to "slavery" at a ...
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Brazil Halts BYD Site After Workers Found in ‘Slave’ Conditions
BYD Co. has severed ties with a construction firm after Brazilian authorities halted construction of a new electric-vehicle plant where workers were found working and living in “slavery”-like ...
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NYC plastic surgeon cuts back at ‘sex slave’ claims by model ex, contends Instagram posts show she’s lying: court docs
A Manhattan plastic surgeon cut back against his model ex-girlfriend’s explosive claims he turned her into a “sex slave” and performed a procedure without anesthesia to cover up his abuse.
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'Behold' the art of María Magdalena Campos-Pons at the Frist museum in Nashville
featuring over 50 pieces of art spanning Campos-Pons' career. The works reflect on histories of the Transatlantic Slave Trade, Campos-Pons' family's past in the sugar industry, and the complex ...