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Origins of enslaved Africans freed by British, then abandoned on remote Atlantic island revealed by DNA analysis

A study reveals the likely origins of 27,000 Africans left on the island of St. Helena as part of Britain's attempt to eliminate the transatlantic slave trade

Slavery is on the ballot for voters in 5 US states

The US Constitution bans enslavement or involuntary servitude except as a form of criminal punishment

The Woman King, a film glorifying an African tribe that historically traded in slavery creates controversy

Social media users brutally trashed the film for overlooking the fact that the Dahomey tribe it glorifies had a dubious history of selling slaves to Europeans

UK: Slavery laws are one of the biggest loopholes fuelling border crisis, former immigration minister says

Theresa May's measures are being exploited by lawyers. Some even submit "copy-paste claims" for their clients with the same details

Which countries still have slavery in the world today? (infographic)

India has the worst record

The Rolling Stones retire popular song “Brown Sugar” that talks about slavery

The first verse of the hit song depicts slaves being sold and beaten in Louisiana

Princeton University announces 1st black valedictorian in 274-year history

Valedictorian is an academic title of success used for the student who delivers the closing or farewell statement at a graduation ceremony

Slavery reparations could carry a $17 trillion price tag (video)

"We've tried to deal with our original sin of slavery by fighting a civil war, by passing landmark civil rights legislation. We elected an African-American president”

Barbary Pirates & White Slavery

Between 1530 and 1780, it is estimated that 1.520.000 Europeans alone had been enslaved!

One of the first slave owners in America was black

Anthony Johnson won a court dispute for life ownership of a salve

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