London’s Financial District makes an effort to remove slavery statues
In light of the BlackLivesMatter movement, London’s Financial District is carrying out a review of the appropriacy of its symbols associated with the slave trade.
When Did Slavery Start in America? An Historical Reconstruction
The first Africans who arrived by sea in the future United States were not slaves, but contract servants: that landing, however, laid the foundations of the American slave society. In fact, once the masters understood that it was more advantageous…
Modern Day Slavery: How Is the Situation in the World Today?
Modern day slavery is not a legacy of the past, but a condition that affects over 40.3 million people in the world. It particularly affects women and girls (71% of the total) and children (one in four slaves is under…