Though slavery had such a wide variety of faces, the underlying concepts were always the same. Slaves were considered property, and they were property because they were black. Their status as ...
Although slavery is illegal in every country in the modern world, it still exists, and even on the narrowest definition of slavery it's likely that there are far more slaves now than there were ...
Peonage, also called debt slavery or debt servitude, is a system where an employer compels a worker to pay off a debt with work. Legally, peonage was outlawed by Congress in 1867. However, after ...
Wonder Land: From California to New York, the people who pay taxes and fees are pushing back, taking inspiration from a 1978 tax revolt called Proposition 13. Images: AP/Getty Images Composite ...
North African pirates abducted and enslaved more than 1 million Europeans between 1530 and 1780 in a series of raids that depopulated coastal towns from Sicily to Cornwall, according to new research.
Slavery can broadly be described as the ownership, buying and selling of human beings. Slavery is one of the things that everyone agrees is unethical. Slavery can broadly be described as the ...
To many, the term “slavery” conveys images of the transatlantic slave trade of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries with all its deplorable horrors. Relegated to a barbaric past, few realize that ...
The Outreach Programme on the Transatlantic Slave Trade and Slavery was established in 2007 with the adoption of General Assembly resolution 62/122. The Programme raises awareness of the history ...
Beloved 'Blossom' star Joey Lawrence really was the epitome of '90s cool: see some of his best throwback photos Touchstone Pictures/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty; Michael Buckner ...
B ooger McFarland was incredulous on Sunday that the College Football Playoff committee went with Alabama over Florida State for the fourth and final spot in this year’s playoff. The ESPN ...
Kelsey joined KTNV 13 Action News in May of 2019. She is thrilled to be back in her hometown of Las Vegas telling the stories of a community she knows and loves. You can find her anchoring the 11 ...
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