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

About 400 Chinese men whose children were sold to work as slaves at brickworks were seeking help online after risking their lives and spending all their savings in a mostly futile search, media reported on Wednesday. picked by DrNothing 2 years ago

Evidence submitted to the post-World War II trials of Japanese war criminals shows Japan's military forced Asian women into sexual slavery during the war, historians said Tuesday, citing newly unearthed documents. 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

They’re not in chains, but they are shackled by debt, paid virtually nothing and treated harshly. Pete Pattisson goes to India to capture the face of slavery today in our Spring 2009 photo essay. picked by bornbad 5 months ago

Genealogists have found that civil rights activist the Rev. Al Sharpton is a descendent of a slave owned by relatives of the late Sen. Strom Thurmond. Says Sharpton, "nothing could prepeare me for this news" picked by Browntrout 3 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 12 months ago

"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." picked by qazwer00 1 year ago

When George Washington was President and Philadelphia was the nation's capital, Washington's slaves lived with him in the north. Eulogies for the nine slaves were part of a formal ceremony paying tribute to their lives -- and deaths. picked by hisidea 2 years ago

Extortion. Sex slaves. Breast implants. Fetish websites. Dr. Phil. This story has it all!

An extensive "sugar daddy" extortion plot that targeted a Greenwich millionaire's secret online world in which women were his slaves and he was their master all started after an Ohio couple watched an episode of television's "Dr. Phil," according to newly released police reports. picked by Bingo 3 months ago

Just like The Matrix, all we are to them is a battery. picked by siennablue 1 year ago

On July 31, 1761, the French ship L’Utile is shipwrecked on a tiny island in the Indian Ocean. Only a handful of survivors remain when they are found 15 years later, in 1776. picked by shredtone 3 years ago

A DIPLOMATIC furore over Japan's wartime brothels looked unlikely to fade after Tokyo said a 14-year-old study had found no evidence the government or military officials had kidnapped women to act as prostitutes. picked by suebe 3 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

In addition to the Liberty Bell, there will be a new exhibit honoring the work and efforts made by the slaves of the era as well as showing what their daily lives were like. picked by MaskedWriter 3 years ago

As Britain prepares to commemorate 200 years since the abolition of the slave trade, a new photographic exhibition focuses on human trafficking in the UK today. picked by tundramonkey 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 11 months ago

When a white cop handcuffed a black professor outside his own home we had a beer summit in the name of better race relations. That summit addressed the number one social problem in this country since 1619 (the date the first African slaves were sold in the U.S.) I’m calling for a marijuana summit. This summit will benefit the health of millions, while saving hundreds of millions of taxpayer... read full post picked by nickcobb 3 months ago

The world's largest cocoa producers — the Ivory Coast and Ghana — have been found guilty by the United Nations and US Congress of exporting cocoa made by trafficked and enslaved children. picked by maxriter 2 years ago

A fascinating tale of slave rebellion among ants kidnapped by other ant species and forced to work for the rival colony: picked by Bornbad 8 months ago