John Oliver’s Stirring History Lesson on Confederacy and Slavery: ‘Monuments Are Not How We Record History—Books Are, Statues Glorify People’
Feb 17, 2011 · Barbados was one of England’s most popular colonies, with a rich economy based on sugar and slavery. Yet it was also the only colony to support the abolition of the slave trade. Barbados in many respects was England’s first experimental tropical agricultural export colony, and was successful for a
The history of slavery spans many cultures, nationalities, and religions from ancient times to the present day. However the social, economic, and legal positions of slaves were vastly different in different systems of slavery in different times and places.
labour; soldiers; Conscription; Debt; Forced marriage. Bride buying; Wife selling; Forced prostitution; Human trafficking; Peonage; Penal labour; Sexual slavery
Lee Ok-seon, then 80, in a shelter for former sex slaves near Seoul, South Korea, holding an old photo of herself on April 15, 2007. (Credit: Seokyong Lee/The New …
Ancient Man and His First Civilizations . The History of Slavery (1) Click here for the History of Slavery from a North American and European perspective
Trace the history of slavery and abolition through the ages, from the days of ancient Egypt and Rome to the birth of the anti-slavery movement and the latest United Nations treaties. Many historical timeline entries are adapted from New Slavery: A Reference Handbook by Kevin Bales, Second Edition
Brief history of slavery in North America and Britain
Uncomfortable facts about Christianity: appalling history, doubtful origins, unreliable authorities, flawed philosophy, discredited arguments, deceptions and forgeries