slavery
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Anti-Slavery International, which has been running for 180 years, describes its mission as helping to prevent slavery in its many forms, including child slavery, forced labour and human trafficking.
From BBC
He praised John Steinbeck’s “The Grapes of Wrath” for its descriptions of capitalist exploitation and Harriet Beecher Stowe’s “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” for the light it shed on slavery in the U.S.
Visionaries had founded experimental communities supporting radical ideas like equal rights for women or the abolition of slavery.
From Literature
Southerners, asserted the Confederate cartel negotiator, would “die in the last ditch before giving up their right to send slaves back to slavery as property recaptured.”
Her dioramas, sculptures and large-scale multimedia installations explore the legacy of American slavery, confront racial injustice and celebrate the strength and resiliency of African American women.
From Los Angeles Times
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