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. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

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. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

A woman was forced to work as a slave on a remote Alpine farm for more than 40 years. picked by Franz6 10 months ago

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. picked by AutumnLotus 12 months ago

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. picked by kakana 7 months ago

A "monstrous" millionaire couple from Long Island's Gold Coast kept two Indonesian women as slaves for five years. picked by Bornbad 2 years ago

Peter Hitchens writes about some of the problems in Africa and how the Chinese are treating the country and its people. picked by bernardblack 1 year ago

"As you enter the heaven of liberty, you literally have to cross the hell of slavery," picked by kxmk 2 years ago

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. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

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 picked by Doggylives 2 months ago

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. picked by bingo 8 months ago

35 felony charges, including accusations of forcible oral sodomy, kidnapping, rape and perjury. And people wonder why cops get a bad rap. picked by moe 2 years ago

In January, when the Obamas move into the White House — a mansion built partially by slaves — as the country's first African-American first family, Michelle Obama will embark upon a life her great-great-grandfather never could have envisioned. picked by muppet 11 months ago

Police have rescued two teenage Bulgarian sisters from a circus in southern Italy which forced one of them to swim with flesh-eating piranhas for the amusement of guests. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

St. Louis County (MN) Commissioner Keith Nelson explains how he would vote on slavery if given the choice. picked by Bornbad 3 years ago

Preliminary genetic research suggests that African slaves are responsible for nearly every facet of one of the first rice varieties grown in the U.S., as well as one of the most lucrative crops in early American history. picked by mitzuzake 2 years ago

In an effort to keep more money for themselves, the Cherorkee tribe will vote to overturn a 141-year-old agreement, revoking the Cherokee citizenship of the descendants of slaves owned by the tribe. picked by 2manyusernames 3 years ago

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. picked by suebe 2 years ago

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. picked by donteatpoop 3 years ago

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. picked by muppet 10 months ago