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Britain's slave history going online Posted: 3 years ago by AutumnLotus
Britain's slave trading past is getting a human face as an ancestry-tracing website starts putting the personal histories of the victims online for the first time.
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You can buy a slave for $50 Posted: 2 years ago by 2manyusernames
With $50 and a plane ticket to Haiti, one can buy a slave. There are more slaves on the planet today than at any time in human history. Adjusting for inflation, in 1850 a slave would cost roughly $30k to $40k. Today you can go to Haiti and buy a 9-year-old girl to use as a sexual and domestic slave for $50.
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New 'Fritzl horror' as woman, 55, found on remote Austrian farm where she worked as slave for last 40 years Posted: 11 months ago by Franz6
A woman was forced to work as a slave on a remote Alpine farm for more than 40 years.
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Marine archaeologists find remains of slave ship Posted: 1 year ago by AutumnLotus
Marine archaeologists have found the remains of a slave ship wrecked off the Turks and Caicos Islands in 1841, an accident that set free the ancestors of many current residents of those islands. Some 192 Africans survived the sinking of the Spanish ship Trouvadore off the British-ruled islands, where the slave trade was banned.
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Hair Stylist Keeps Armed Robber as Sex Slave Posted: 8 months ago by kakana
In what is either the weirdest Russian crime story of the year so far or a new low in yellow crime journalism, a female hair stylist in the Kaluga region is suspected of holding an armed robber in captivity as a sex slave for two days after he unsuccessfully tried to knock over her beauty salon.
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Slave passage found under Washington's home Posted: 2 years ago by kxmk
"As you enter the heaven of liberty, you literally have to cross the hell of slavery,"
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Saudis Lobby Chertoff on Behalf of Slave Owner/Rapist Posted: 2 years ago by 2manyusernames
A representative of the Saudi Arabia government is trying to lobby for the review of this rapist/slave owner sentenced to 20-to-life in 2006.
Their defense then and now? He was acting in "traditional Muslim traditions". Fine. Send him down to Texas, Alabama, or Mississippii. They have a few "traditions" of their own.
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Servant Until Death Posted: 3 months ago by Doggylives
Here's an incredibly interesting letter from 1857, written by a lady called Vilet Lester and sent to someone by the name of Patsey Patterson. Vilet Lester was a slave and prior to this letter being written had at some point been owned by the Patterson family before moving on.
More here
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Long Island slave masters Posted: 3 years ago by Bornbad
A "monstrous" millionaire couple from Long Island's Gold Coast kept two Indonesian women as slaves for five years.
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How China has created a new slave empire in Africa Posted: 1 year ago by bernardblack
Peter Hitchens writes about some of the problems in Africa and how the Chinese are treating the country and its people.
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Slave in Jefferson Davis' home gave Union key secrets Posted: 9 months ago by bingo
William Jackson was a slave in the home of Confederate president Jefferson Davis during the Civil War. It turns out he was also a spy for the Union Army, providing key secrets to the North about the Confederacy.
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Uncovering the secrets of 2 women in Norway buried circa 834 Posted: 2 years ago by suebe
Turns up what may be the earliest case of cancer ever found there.
/Side note: I visited the museum where that Viking burial ship is exhibited. Awesome.
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Slave Ship to be Used as an Attraction at The Museum of Science and Industry Posted: 3 years ago by donteatpoop
Well, it was a pirate ship too. But there are several parties up in arms about putting it on display as it was also a slave ship.
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Child 'slavery' now being imported to U.S. Posted: 11 months ago by muppet
Children from at least 10 African countries were sent as maids to the U.S. and Europe. But the problem is so well hidden that authorities — including the U.N., Interpol and the State Department — have no idea how many child maids now work in the West.
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N.Y. millionaires guilty of ‘modern-day slavery’ Posted: 2 years ago by ReBoot
Millionaire couple were each convicted of all charges in a 12-count federal indictment that included forced labor, conspiracy, involuntary servitude, and harboring aliens.
Update to this.
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7 Terrible Abuses Suffered By Women Around The World Posted: 1 year ago by 2manyusernames
It is unbelievable that such horrible atrocities are still happening around the world. How do people allow this to happen? How do people perpetrate such acts against humanity?
some of the images may be a bit much for some of you
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Virginia Apologizes For Role In Slavery Posted: 3 years ago by MaskedWriter
In other news, Virginia finds former slaves to apologize TO.
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Pythons Parrot Sketch is 1,600 yrs old Posted: 11 months ago by gammerus
"A comedy duo called Hierocles and Philagrius told the original version, only rather than a parrot they used a slave."
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Apple sued for indentured servitude Posted: 1 year ago by qazwer00
"the complaint claims that many Apple employees are routinely subjected to working conditions resembling indentured servitude, or 'modern day slaves,' for lack of better words."
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Your Family Owned My Family Posted: 2 years ago by gammerus
“I called there, and I eventually spoke with him, and I said: ‘Hello, Mr. David Wilson?’ And he said: ‘Yes?’ And I said, ‘Well, my name is David Wilson, and I believe your family once owned mine.’
“He paused for a second and said: ‘Well, that could be."
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