Tag Archives: slavery

Critiquing Colonialism: A Double Standard in Action?

Protesting the atrocities of the past should not become an excuse for ignoring the injustices of the present.

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The War That Never Ended

The American Civil War – then and now: A reflection 50 years after Martin Luther King’s death.

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10 Facts on Modern Slavery in Mexico and Haiti

One large country and one small country both struggle with modern slavery.

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9 Facts on Modern Slavery in Nigeria

The Boko Haram insurgency is worsening an already-grave problem facing Nigeria.

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The New Russian Empire: Modern Slavery in Russia

154 years after the abolition of serfdom, Russia is Europe’s most slave-holding nation, in modern terms.

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India: The Center of Modern Slavery?

10 facts on modern slavery in India and beyond.

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Slavery in the 21st Century

Five countries account for over 60% of the 35.8 million people worldwide trapped in modern slavery.

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How African-Americans and African Immigrants Differ

The rift between African-Americans and recent African immigrants to the United States.

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Slavery and Guns: America’s “Peculiar Institutions”

How are U.S. “gun rights” today an extension of a right created to preserve slavery?

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Francis Scott Key and the Slavery Question

What role did the famous author of “The Star-Spangled Banner” play in the debate over American slavery?

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