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‘Slavery bounded his life’: Thomas Jefferson’s views on race – in his own words

A new book by historian Annette Gordon-Reed explores the former US president’s writings on race throughout his life

The Guardian - US · Apr 2

As Bondi’s Jewish community celebrates Passover, freedom and fear are front of mind

For many bereaved families the holiday – which commemorates their ancestors’ liberation from slavery 3,000 years ago – is going to be ‘very, very confronting’

The Guardian - AU · Mar 31

UN’s landmark slavery ruling energises African Union’s fight for reparations

Despite resistance from states who had role in chattel slavery, many feel this is an idea whose time has come

The Guardian - UK · Mar 27

UN backs resolution calling slave trade ‘gravest crime against humanity’

The United Nations General Assembly on Thursday voted to designate the transatlantic African slave trade "the gravest crime against humanity" – despite opposition from the United States and abstentions from the United Kingdom and all 27 European Union member states.

Radio France Internationale · Mar 26

How Britain and US voted as UN council passes resolution over slavery reparations

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The Independent UK · Mar 25

UN votes to describe slave trade as ‘gravest crime against humanity’

Members call for reparatory justice as landmark resolution aims for ‘political recognition at the highest level’

The Guardian - UK · Mar 25

Britain abstains from key UN vote to recognise slavery as ‘gravest crime against humanity’

United States opposed the resolution which also called for reparations to address historical injustices

The Independent UK · Mar 25

On Passover, some Sephardic Jews revisit not only the story of their ancestors, but also their Ladino language

When Passover arrives each spring, Jewish families around the world gather at their tables to retell a story passed down for thousands of years. At ritual dinners known as Seders, they recount the Exodus, the biblical story of the Israelites’ liberation from slavery in Egypt – asking questions, singing songs…

The Conversation · Mar 25

PIO couple arrested for modern slavery on landing at Heathrow from Mumbai

TOI Correspondent from London: Two Indian-origin passengers, a man and a woman, were arrested at Heathrow airport on suspicion of modern-day slavery after their flight landed from Mumbai on Tuesday night.

The Times of India · Mar 19

‘These connections are overlooked’: how British companies profited from slavery in Brazil long after abolition

Britons learn about the country’s involvement ‘almost as a self-congratulatory narrative’, says historian Joseph Mulhern

The Guardian - UK · Mar 17