Slavery
Ramaphosa addresses the 76th session of the UN General Assembly
President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered a virtual address at the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly on 22 September 2021. This year, the theme is...
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US makes Juneteenth, marking end of slavery, a federal holiday
Most US states recognize Juneteenth as a holiday or commemorate the day, but the bill made June 19 the 12th federal holiday and the first new one in 38 years.
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ANALYSIS: What genetic analysis reveals about the ancestry of SA’s Afrikaners
Given the central role that ethnicity played and still plays in South African politics, it is good to have an unbiased estimate of Afrikaners' genetic history.
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Napoleon: Military genius or sexist, slaving autocrat?
Ahead of the May 5 bicentenary of his death in exile on the remote island of St. Helena, we ask if the man who dominated Europe and declared himself an emperor was a hero or villain?
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US House panel studies slavery reparations ahead of key vote
The House Judiciary Committee launches its first-ever markup -- the process by which committees debate and amend legislation -- of a bill that creates a commission to study and develop reparation proposals for Black people.
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The empire writes back: tackling Britain's colonial past
Sathnam Sanghera's new book, 'Empireland' explores Britain's uneasy relationship with its past, which was thrown into sharp relief by the Black Lives Matter protests last year.
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Statue of Lincoln and kneeling black man removed from Boston
The contrast of the fully-clothed Lincoln and a near-naked black man on his knees was considered demeaning, and the city's arts council ruled last June in favor of its removal.
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US attorney general in hot water after comparing lockdown, slavery
Barr, one of President Donald Trump's staunchest allies, made the comment Wednesday as he hit out at tough lockdown measures instituted in some states, many led by Democratic governors.
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ANALYSIS: Black Lives Matter but slavery isn’t our only narrative
Our historical understanding of Blackness is most commonly shaped by a linear narrative that is dominated by American voices.
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City of London reviews monuments linked to slavery
There have been nationwide calls to remove monuments linked to Britain's colonial past following the toppling of a statue of Bristol slave trader Edward Colston during an anti-racism protest in the southwestern city in June.
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Benin restores slavery monuments to testify to brutal past
During the 17th and 18th centuries, European slavers held more than one million African men, women and children in Ouidah's Portuguese Fort before shipping them across the Atlantic in abominable conditions.
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Trump signs order 'protecting' monuments as crowds topple statues
Trump's order follows a wave of civil unrest across America triggered by the killing of unarmed African American George Floyd, who died while a white Minneapolis police officer knelt on his neck.
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'Gone with the Wind' returns to HBO Max with commentary on brutality of slavery
The Oscar-winning 1939 film was pulled two weeks ago as the United States began a mass reckoning with systemic racism triggered by nationwide protests over police brutality.
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Country music's Lady Antebellum changes name because of slavery association
The trio, one of the most successful in country music, said in an open letter that they took the name 14 years ago after the Southern antebellum style home where they took their first photos.
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London's statues from 'bygone' imperial past to be reviewed, mayor says
A statue of Edward Colston, who made a fortune in the 17th century from trading West African slaves, was torn down and thrown into Bristol harbour on Sunday by a group of demonstrators taking part in a wave of protests following the death of George Floyd in the United States.
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Nigerian police rescue 67 from 'inhuman' conditions at Islamic 'school'
The raid in Katsina came less than a month after about 300 men and boys were freed from another supposed Islamic school in neighbouring Kaduna state.
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5 forms of modern slavery you should know about
Does one need to be chained to be a slave in 2019? No, because the concept of slavery has been redefined to take into account modern-day changes.
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Athlone man fined R10,000 for forcing 3 men into slavery
The trio was trafficked from Colesburg and sold to the owner of a tavern, where they were to be used as slaves.
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Ghana draws African-American tourists with 'Year of Return'
The West African nation is banking on the commemorations to give a major boost to the number of tourist arrivals as it encourages the descendants of slaves to 'come home'.
