World Events

Slavery: A 21st Century Evil Episode 2 - Sex Slaves

Wed, 18 Mar 2020 06:03:23 +0000

Al Jazeera and Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons slavery debate.

Slavery: A 21st Century Evil Episode 7 - Prison Slaves

Wed, 18 Mar 2020 06:03:23 +0000

Over the past 20 years China has become the world's biggest exporter of consumer goods. But behind this apparent success story is a dark secret - millions of men and women locked up in prisons and forced into intensive manual labor.

Slavery: A 21st Century Evil Episode 6 - Bridal Slaves

Wed, 18 Mar 2020 06:03:23 +0000

In the midst of widespread poverty, fueled by economic inequality and rampant corruption, a new form of slavery - bridal slavery - has flourished in India. Women and young girls are sold for as little as $120 to men who often abuse them.

Slavery: A 21st Century Evil Episode 5 - Charcoal Slaves

Wed, 18 Mar 2020 06:03:23 +0000

Poverty-stricken men from the north of Brazil are often lured to remote camps where they are used as slave labour.

Slavery: A 21st Century Evil Episode 4 - Child Slaves

Wed, 18 Mar 2020 06:03:23 +0000

There are at least 8.4 million child slaves in the world today, many of them held as forced labor.

Slavery: A 21st Century Evil Episode 3 - Bonded Slaves

Wed, 18 Mar 2020 06:03:23 +0000

It is a form of slavery that is passed down from one generation to the next, enslaving millions.

Slavery: A 21st Century Evil Episode 2 - Sex Slaves

Wed, 18 Mar 2020 06:03:23 +0000

There are an estimated 1.4 million sex slaves in the world today and international trafficking is on the rise.

Slavery: A 21st Century Evil Episode 1 - Food Chain Slaves

Wed, 18 Mar 2020 06:03:23 +0000

It is a nation built on the abolition of slavery, but there are at least 40,000 slaves in the US today. In the opening episode of Slavery:

International African American Museum - Center for Family History

Wed, 18 Mar 2020 06:03:23 +0000

African American genealogy center will be a part of the International African American Museum, scheduled to open in 2020.

United Nations Slave Memorial

Wed, 13 Feb 2019 10:16:23 +0000

The Permanent Memorial at the United Nations in Honor of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade

BOMBS: When Einstein Warned the World

Wed, 13 Feb 2019 10:16:23 +0000

In November of 1947, Albert Einstein offered the United States and the international community advice on how to coexist under the looming threat of nuclear war. An excerpt from his article in The Atlantic, “Atomic War or Peace,” has been animated in the video above.
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Why Did Europeans Enslave Africans?

Wed, 13 Feb 2019 10:16:23 +0000

Why were most slaves in America from West Africa? Slavery has existed throughout history in various forms across the globe, but who became enslaved was almost always based on military conquest. So why did Europeans travel thousands of miles to enslave people from a particular geographic region? Watch the episode to find out.
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SLAVERY BY ANOTHER NAME

Wed, 13 Feb 2019 10:16:23 +0000

Documentary that challenges one of America's most cherished assumptions: the belief that slavery in this country ended

Slavery - Crash Course US History

Wed, 13 Feb 2019 10:16:23 +0000

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How America Became A Superpower

Wed, 13 Feb 2019 10:16:23 +0000

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Africans in America - 4/4

Tue, 20 Jun 2017 21:38:58 +0000

A historical Narrative, a Resource Bank of images, documents, stories, biographies, and commentaries

Africans in America - 3/4

Tue, 20 Jun 2017 21:38:58 +0000

Some day there has to be a solution to this contradiction of slavery in a land of liberty and freedom.

Africans in America - 2/4

Tue, 20 Jun 2017 21:38:58 +0000

The Declaration of Independence, it didn't apply to black folks. Thomas Jefferson kept slaves

Africans in America - 1/4

Tue, 20 Jun 2017 21:38:58 +0000

A lifelong servitude and children inherit the same status, that was a terrible blow, that was a terrible transformation.

West African Empires

Tue, 20 Jun 2017 21:38:58 +0000

Ghana, Mali, and Songhai were three of the greatest western African trading states. Beginning with Ghana as early as 300 c.e. and ending with the conquest of the Songhai by Morocco in the 16th century c.e., they dominated the trade of gold, salt, and merchandise between North Africa and sub-Saharan Africa