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List of All Articles with Tag 'slavery'

Germany asks forgiveness for Tanzania colonial crimes
Germany asks forgiveness for Tanzania colonial crimes
German forces killed almost 300,000 people during the Maji Maji rebellion in the early 1900s.
2023-11-02 00:18
Quobna Cugoano: London church honours Ghanaian-born freed slave and abolitionist
Quobna Cugoano: London church honours Ghanaian-born freed slave and abolitionist
Quobna Cugoano was captured by slavers aged 13 but later played a big part in the UK abolition movement.
2023-09-20 09:58
David Harewood: Actor says the government should apologise for slavery
David Harewood: Actor says the government should apologise for slavery
David Harewood visits a stately home built using the profits of plantations where his ancestors were enslaved.
2023-09-06 00:20
Gnawa music: Morocco's Asmâa Hamzaoui takes centre-stage
Gnawa music: Morocco's Asmâa Hamzaoui takes centre-stage
Morocco's Asmâa Hamzaoui learned to play the main instrument in Gnawa music from her father.
2023-09-02 07:49
Georgia renames square after first black Civil War nurse
Georgia renames square after first black Civil War nurse
Susie King Taylor's name replaces pro-slavery former US vice-president John C Calhoun.
2023-08-26 04:54
Harris rejects invite to debate slavery with Ron DeSantis
Harris rejects invite to debate slavery with Ron DeSantis
WASHINGTON U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday rejected an invitation from Florida Governor Ron DeSantis to discuss
2023-08-02 04:17
First English slave fort in Africa uncovered on Ghana's coast
First English slave fort in Africa uncovered on Ghana's coast
Archaeologists in Ghana say they have found the 17th Century remains of the long-lost Fort Kormantine.
2023-08-01 08:59
Florida's new black history curriculum 'sanitized', say critics
Florida's new black history curriculum 'sanitized', say critics
The revised standards for black history lessons suggest some received "personal benefit" from slavery.
2023-07-21 07:57
King apologises for Netherlands' historic role in slavery
King apologises for Netherlands' historic role in slavery
AMSTERDAM Dutch King Willem-Alexander on Saturday apologised for the Netherlands' historic involvement in slavery and the effects that
2023-07-01 21:27
Organ harvesting: Trafficked for his kidney and now forced into hiding
Organ harvesting: Trafficked for his kidney and now forced into hiding
The inside story of the Nigerian market trader whose case exposed illegal organ removal in the UK.
2023-06-27 08:23
As the nation celebrates Juneteenth, it's time to get rid of these three myths about slavery
As the nation celebrates Juneteenth, it's time to get rid of these three myths about slavery
Though Juneteenth commemorates a moment when enslaved African Americans were freed, the US is still held captive by several myths about slavery.
2023-06-18 16:15
Ahead of Juneteenth, congressional lawmakers again seek to remove exception for slavery from US Constitution
Ahead of Juneteenth, congressional lawmakers again seek to remove exception for slavery from US Constitution
A group of Democratic lawmakers has reintroduced a joint resolution to negate a clause in the 13th Amendment of the Constitution that permits slavery or involuntary servitude "as a punishment for crime."
2023-06-17 01:29
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