slavery

History
Juneteenth offers a ‘window into the complexity’ of US history with slavery, says author
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Samuel Ike, dressed in the role of Revolutionary War-era African American abolitionist Prince Hall.
History
The history of enslavement at Boston’s Freedom Trail sites is beginning to be told
A life-size replica of a slave ship graces the Marina Project in Benin.
History
Benin is building a theme park to remember slavery — is history up for sale?
Migrants make their way to the checkpoint "Kuznitsa" at the Belarus-Poland border near Grodno, Belarus
Top of The World
EU places new sanctions on entities facilitating migration to Belarus
São Sebastião Fort and Museum with statues of conquistadors São Tomé.
History
‘Born in Blackness’: A new book centers Africa in the expansive history of slavery
A mural in Cartagena's Getsemani Neighborhood celebrates the city's Afro-Colombian heritage and the natural hairstyles of Black women
History
Reclaiming Colombia’s Black history, one tour at a time
Tronco, or multiple foot stocks used to to constrain enslaved people
History
The Netherlands hosts a new slavery exhibit, as historical debates continue 
In this Sept. 1, 2016 file photo, a Jesuit statue is seen in front of Freedom Hall, formerly named Mulledy Hall, on the Georgetown University campus in Washington. 
Justice
‘Our goal is to heal’: Jesuits and descendants of the enslaved reflect on landmark agreement
Former mayor of London Boris Johnson, right, is seen by a maquette of a statue that stands as a permanent slavery memorial statue at City Hall in London, Aug. 18, 2008.
History
Lloyd’s of London examines its ties to the trans-Atlantic slave trade 
Several people are shown in a small courtyard where a statue of Edward Colston once stood and all that remains is the concrete base.
Protest
Felling of slave trader statue prompts fresh look at British history
A group of military men stand in a line with their weapons.
Critical State
Analysis: Who joins rebel armies?
boats
Ghana’s ‘Year of Return’ is emotional for descendants on both sides of the slave trade
An older man is shown looking off and wearing a traditional wrap along with several bracelets and a watch.
Retracing a slave route in Ghana, 400 years later
a woman working in a factory in sri lanka
Conflict
Modern Slavery Act is having unintended consequences for women’s freedom in Sri Lanka
A woman is shown with a colorful purple and white scarf over her head and her hand held against her face.
Satellites to survivors: 5 goals for the anti-slavery fight in 2019
Students learn Arabic script at a Quranic school on the outskirts of Senegal's capital Dakar, May 7, 2008.
Justice
Senegal tried to crack down on schools forcing children to beg. But thousands of kids are still in the streets.
Ira Aldridge, as Othello, in battle armor, by William Mulready
Arts
African American Ira Aldridge, a Shakespearean actor in the early 1800s, honored in England
Darwin inside cover
Books
A new book examines ‘The Book that Changed America’
Justice
The darker side of Thailand’s sex industry: trafficking underage girls
In this Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014 photo, Thai and Burmese fishing boat workers sit inside a cell at the compound of a fishing company in Benjina, Indonesia. The imprisoned men were considered slaves who might run away. They said they lived on a few bites of
Economics
The seafood you eat may have been caught by slaves
An engraving of William Wells Brown in London. This was published in his book, "Three Years in Europe." No photo of Brown has ever been found.
Books
William Wells Brown may be the most famous 19th century African American writer you’ve never heard of
Security forces charge demonstrators after being hit by water bo
Justice
Ferguson shows how America’s racial past haunts the nation’s present
Arts, Culture & Media
A culinary journey from Africa to America
Nigerian women in Lagos protest to demand the release of abducted school girls.
Conflict & Justice
Can Boko Haram follow through on its threat to sell kidnapped girls into slavery? Maybe
Nigerian women in Lagos protest to demand the release of abducted school girls.
Conflict & Justice
Can Boko Haram follow through on its threat to sell kidnapped girls into slavery? Maybe
Conflict & Justice
Should Caribbean nations be compensated for the legacy of slavery?
S Africa cartoon 10-17-13
Global Scan
American politicians try to ride the same horse, of sorts, while bakers breed their own steed
"Mint", 24, is a former sex worker, now working at NightLight, an organization that hires former prostitutes.
Conflict & Justice
Groups ‘rescue’ Thai sex workers, whether they want it or not
Conflict & Justice
U.S. plans stepped up efforts to combat human trafficking
Global Politics
Sex trafficking of women has nexus in Queens borough of New York City
Global Politics
New book looks at John Brown’s role in starting American Civil War
Arts, Culture & Media
Isabel Allende on writing, Haiti and the legacy of slavery
Arts, Culture & Media
Uncovering African American family histories
Arts, Culture & Media
Toni Morrison
Arts, Culture & Media
Slave Potter Dave
Juneteenth
Investigating the Underground Trade of Human Trafficking
Slaves Freed 150 Years Ago Today
Business, Economics and Jobs
The Best and Worst Countries on Global Slavery List
Arts, Culture & Media
Slideshow: Slave Burial Ground in the Atlantic
The Slavery on Our Dinner Plates
The Civil War: Celeste Headlee’s Story
Ta-Nehisi Coates on ‘Why So Few Blacks Study the Civil War’
Conflict & Justice
US State Dept. Speaks Out on Sex Trafficking in Japan
Global Politics
Filipino Workers in Japan: Economic Migrants or Victims of Sex Trafficking?
Kathy Bolkovac and Larysa Kondracki on ‘The Whistleblower’
Stopping Human Trafficking on the Home Front
Civil War: Still a Difficult Race Issue
Arts, Culture & Media
Civil War Anniversary: Celebration of Confederacy or Segregation Reminder?
Arts, Culture & Media
Alan Cheuse on ‘Song of Slaves in the Desert’
EARTH PROTECTION: AT THE CORE OF JUDAISM
Arts, Culture & Media
Marlon James
Arts, Culture & Media
Panhandling For Reparations
Arts, Culture & Media
Mapping the Transatlantic Slave Trade
Arts, Culture & Media
Continued calls for apologies, compensation for WWII ‘comfort women’
Arts, Culture & Media
Re-writing African American history
Business, Economics and Jobs
Investigating nail salons as cover for sex and labor trafficking
Lifestyle & Belief
American children victims of human trafficking
Conflict & Justice
Stopping Human Trafficking, One Slave at a Time
Global Politics
Free At Last? The Senate Apologizes for Slavery