http://www.newsvine.com/slaveryNewsvine - slaveryen-usCopyright 2013Mon, 25 Mar 2013 20:36:19 +0000Sat, 25 May 2013 09:59:51 +0000http://www.newsvine.comhttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/25/17454382-child-tells-us-court-in-detroit-he-was-slave-laborhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/25/17454382-child-tells-us-court-in-detroit-he-was-slave-laboruschildslaverymichiganus-newsMon, 25 Mar 2013 11:49:51 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/26/17116099-database-lets-britons-find-slave-owning-ancestorshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/26/17116099-database-lets-britons-find-slave-owning-ancestorseubritainslaveryworld-newsdatabaseWed, 27 Feb 2013 00:42:34 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>This is diagram of the Liverpool slave ship Brookes dated 1789, made available by the Museum of London Docklands on Wednesday Feb. 27, 2013 . The diagram details the stowage of slaves on the Liverpool slave ship 'Brookes'. A new database lets Britons search for uncomfortable information ó whether their ancestors owned slaves. Researchers at University College London have compiled a searchable listing of thousands of people who received compensation for loss of their "possessions" when slave ownership was outlawed by Britain in 1833. (AP Photo/Museum of London Docklands)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/22/17059629-emory-presidents-essay-draws-criticismshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/22/17059629-emory-presidents-essay-draws-criticismsusslaverypresidentus-newsemory-universityemory-presidentFri, 22 Feb 2013 21:32:51 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this July 30, 2003 file photo, Emory University president James W. Wagner speaks during a press conference at the Emory Conference Center Hotel in Atlanta, Ga. Wagner has come under criticism for using the three-fifths compromise on slavery from U.S. history for his essay about the value of finding common ground in politics and on campus, published in the Winter 2013 issue of Emory Magazine. (AP Photo/Barry Williams, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/22/17056674-slavery-math-questions-cause-uproar-at-nyc-schoolhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/22/17056674-slavery-math-questions-cause-uproar-at-nyc-schoolusslaveryquestionsmathnew-york-cityus-newsFri, 22 Feb 2013 14:31:38 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/01/14861994-jamaica-revives-slavery-reparations-commissionhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/01/14861994-jamaica-revives-slavery-reparations-commissionreparationsslaveryjamaicaworld-newscbThu, 1 Nov 2012 21:58:47 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/30/13036103-obama-could-be-descended-from-african-slavehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/30/13036103-obama-could-be-descended-from-african-slaveusslaveryobamabarack-obamaus-newsancestryMon, 30 Jul 2012 19:25:46 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>President Barack Obama waves as he boards Air Force One before his departure from Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Monday, July, 30, 2012. Obama is traveling to New York for a private fundraiser. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/30/11948776-australia-ag-proposes-broader-slavery-definitionhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/30/11948776-australia-ag-proposes-broader-slavery-definitionslaveryaustraliaworld-newsasWed, 30 May 2012 06:43:25 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/26/10860378-brazils-leap-forward-unearths-a-painful-historyhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/26/10860378-brazils-leap-forward-unearths-a-painful-historybrazilslaveryworld-newsruinsltof-slaveryMon, 26 Mar 2012 04:01:00 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>In this Monday, March 12, 2012 photo, a worker walks on 1840's cobblestones that made up the Empress Wharf in Rio de Janeiro. The Empress Wharf was built over the rough-hewn pavement of Valongo wharf at right in front of the column. Valongo was once the single busiest slave-trading port in the world where up to a million men and women forced into bondage arrived from Africa. Now Valongo and its history are being unearthed as part of a multi-billion dollar project remaking Rio's port region into a tourism and business hub ahead of the 2016 Olympics. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)</p><p>In this Thursday, March 1, 2012 photo, history student Stephanie Vassou works on excavating 1800's ruins when that port area of the city was at the center of slave trade, in Rio de Janeiro. Inside the trenches dug by a team led by archaeologists, layers of the city's own past offer themselves up to view. The deepest are Valongo's walkways, laid in 1811 on the outskirts of Rio when city administrators decided they didn't want the filth, smell and health hazard that came with having slaves unloaded and paraded, naked and often sick, in the center of town. The history of slave trade in the city, where up to a million slaves were traded, is being unearthed as part of a multi-billion dollar project remaking Rio's port region into a tourism and business hub ahead of the 2016 Olympics. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)</p><p>This Monday, March 12, 2012 photo shows new construction in the "Porto Maravilha" ("Port Marvel") area of Rio de Janeiro. A multi-billion dollar project remaking Rio's port region into a tourism and business hub ahead of the 2016 Olympics has also unearthed Valongo port, once the single busiest slave-trading port in the world where up to a million men and women forced into bondage arrived from Africa. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)</p><p>In this Thursday, March 1, 2012 photo, an archaeologist works on unearthing 19th century ruins in Rio de Janeiro, when this former port area of the city was at the center of slave trade. Inside the trenches dug by a team led by archaeologists, layers of the city's own past offer themselves up to view. The deepest are Valongo's walkways, laid in 1811 on the outskirts of Rio when city administrators decided they didn't want the filth, smell and health hazard that came with having slaves unloaded and paraded, naked and often sick, in the center of town. The history of slave trade in the city, where up to a million slaves were traded, is being unearthed as part of a multi-billion dollar project remaking Rio's port region into a tourism and business hub ahead of the 2016 Olympics. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)</p><p>In this Thursday, March 1, 2012 photo, archaeologist Tania Andrade Lima picks up an artifact to show to reporters in Rio de Janeiro. Lima's team has been digging in trenches since February unearthing Valongo port and its surroundings, once the single busiest slave-trading port in the world where up to a million people forced into bondage arrived from Africa. The findings, beads of coral or amber likely brought from Africa, anthropomorphic pipes, tiny clay figurines representing African deities, are carefully washed and cataloged. Many of the finds are amulets or religious objects linked to the idea of protection, Lima said. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)</p><p>In this Thursday, March 1, 2012 photo, archaeologist Tania Andrade Lima looks at artifacts to show to reporters in Rio de Janeiro. Lima's team has been digging since February in trenches unearthing the Valongo port and its surroundings, once the single busiest slave-trading port in the world where up to a million people forced into bondage arrived from Africa. The findings, beads of coral or amber likely brought from Africa, anthropomorphic pipes, tiny clay figurines representing African deities, are carefully washed and cataloged. Many of the finds are amulets or religious objects linked to the idea of protection, Lima said. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)</p><p>In this Thursday, March 1, 2012 photo, archaeologist Tania Andrade Lima holds an artifact to show to reporters in Rio de Janeiro. The artifact is a religious object from Western Africa linked to the idea of protection, Lima said. Lima's team of archeologists have been digging in trenches since February unearthing Valongo port and its surroundings, once the single busiest slave-trading port in the world where up to a million people forced into bondage arrived from Africa. The findings, beads of coral or amber likely brought from Africa, anthropomorphic pipes, tiny clay figurines representing African deities, are carefully washed and cataloged. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)</p><p>This Monday, March 12, 2012 photo shows a century-old port warehouse under construction in Rio de Janeiro. A multi-billion dollar project remaking Rio's port region into a tourism and business hub called "Porto Maravilha" ("Port Marvel") ahead of the 2016 Olympics, has also unearthed Valongo port, once the single busiest slave-trading port in the world where up to a million men and women forced into bondage arrived from Africa. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)</p><p>In this Monday, March 12, 2012 photo, a worker climbs scaffolding in a century-old port warehouse undergoing renovation in Rio de Janeiro. A multi-billion dollar project remaking Rio's port region into a tourism and business hub called "Porto Maravilha" ("Port Marvel") ahead of the 2016 Olympics, has also unearthed Valongo port, once the single busiest slave-trading port in the world where up to a million men and women forced into bondage arrived from Africa. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)</p><p>In this Thursday, March 1, 2012 photo, workers stand in a excavated area near downtown Rio de Janeiro. A multi-billion dollar project remaking Rio's port region into a tourism and business hub called "Porto Maravilha" ("Port Marvel") ahead of the 2016 Olympics, has also unearthed Valongo port, once the single busiest slave-trading port in the world where up to a million men and women forced into bondage arrived from Africa. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)</p><p>In this Thursday, March 1, 2012 photo, a child holding a balloon slides down the "Pedra do Sal" ("Stone of Salt"), a natural rock formation said to be the birthplace of Samba near downtown Rio de Janeiro. City officials will turn the area into a venue celebrating Rio's African heritage, the most important marker of its history of slavery and the contributions of Afro-Brazilians in the country. A multi-billion dollar project remaking Rio's port region into a tourism and business hub called "Porto Maravilha" ("Port Marvel") ahead of the 2016 Olympics, has also unearthed Valongo port, once the single busiest slave-trading port in the world where up to a million men and women forced into bondage arrived from Africa. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)</p><p>In this Monday, March 19, 2012 photo, a couple kisses as people gather to listen to live Samba music in a plaza called "Pedra do Sal" ("Stone of Salt") said to be the birthplace of Samba in Rio de Janeiro. "Pedra do Sal" is part of Rio's African heritage, located at about 300 meters from where a team of archeologists have unearthed Valongo port, once the single busiest slave-trading port in the world where up to a million men and women forced into bondage arrived from Africa. The Samba birthplace will be part of a future venue celebrating Rio's African heritage in the port area ahead of the 2016 Olympics. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)</p><p>In this Monday, March 19, 2012 photo, musicians play Samba music at a small plaza called "Pedra do Sal" ("Stone of Salt") said to be the birthplace of Samba, in Rio de Janeiro. "Pedra do Sal" is part of Rio's African heritage, located at about 300 meters from where a team of archeologists have unearthed Valongo port, once the single busiest slave-trading port in the world where up to a million men and women forced into bondage arrived from Africa. The Samba birthplace will be part of a future venue celebrating Rio's African heritage in the port area ahead of the 2016 Olympics. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)</p><p>In this Friday, March 16, 2012 photo, laborers work around the clock in the port area in Rio de Janeiro. A multi-billion dollar project remaking Rio's port region into a tourism and business hub called "Porto Maravilha" ("Port Marvel") ahead of the 2016 Olympics, has also unearthed Valongo port, once the single busiest slave-trading port in the world where up to a million men and women forced into bondage arrived from Africa. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)</p><p>In this Friday, March 16, 2012 photo, a couple dances to live Samba music near the "Pedra do Sal" ("Stone of Salt"), said to be the birthplace of Samba in Rio de Janeiro. "Pedra do Sal" is part of Rio's African heritage, located at about 300 meters from where a team of archeologists have unearthed Valongo port, once the single busiest slave-trading port in the world where up to a million men and women forced into bondage arrived from Africa. The Samba birthplace will be part of a future venue celebrating Rio's African heritage in the port area ahead of the 2016 Olympics. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/17/10432488-lincolns-cottage-in-dc-tackles-modern-slaveryhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/17/10432488-lincolns-cottage-in-dc-tackles-modern-slaveryusslaverypoliticslincolnemancipation-proclamationabraham-lincolnlegacymodern-slaveryFri, 17 Feb 2012 09:10:52 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this Jam. 15, 2008 file photo, Lincoln's Cottage is seen in Washington. The house where President Abraham Lincoln drafted the Emancipation Proclamation some 150 years ago is confronting the reality that more people are held in modern-day slavery than at the height of the trans-Atlantic slave trade. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/06/10333029-judge-tosses-case-seeking-rights-for-orcashttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/06/10333029-judge-tosses-case-seeking-rights-for-orcasuskillerslaverysan-diegowhaleus-newskiller-whaleMon, 6 Feb 2012 20:09:56 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>CORRECTS SPELLING OF PETA ON SECOND REFERENCE- Jeffrey Kerr, general counsel for PETA, talks outside the Edward J. Schwartz Federal Courthouse in San Diego where a judge agreed to weigh the merits of the PETA lawsuit against Sea World. The suit alleges that killer whales are held as slaves in violation of the 13th amendment Monday, Feb. 6, 2012 in San Diego, Calif. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi)</p><p>CORRECTS SPELLING OF PETA ON SECOND REFERENCE- Jeffrey Kerr, general counsel for PETA, talks outside the Edward J. Schwartz Federal Courthouse in San Diego where a judge agreed to weigh the merits of the PETA lawsuit against Sea World. The suit alleges that killer whales are held as slaves in violation of the 13th amendment Monday, Feb. 6, 2012 in San Diego, Calif. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/01/10290963-thegrio-the-10-biggest-myths-about-black-historyhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/01/10290963-thegrio-the-10-biggest-myths-about-black-historyhistoryslaverycivilblackmovementmisconceptionssetsonly-on-msnbc-comWed, 1 Feb 2012 18:56:20 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/25/10234324-new-exhibit-explores-jeffersons-slave-ownershiphttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/25/10234324-new-exhibit-explores-jeffersons-slave-ownershipusslaverypoliticsjeffersonthomas-jeffersonWed, 25 Jan 2012 16:08:52 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Nineteenth century bilboes for a child, front, and an adult, typically found on slave ships, are displayed at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History new exhibit: “Slavery at Jefferson’s Monticello: Paradox of Liberty,” Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012, at the museum in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)</p><p>Shannon Lanier points to the pictures on the cover of the book Jefferson's Children, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012, at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012, at a new exhibit: “Slavery at Jefferson’s Monticello: Paradox of Liberty”. Lanier is a descendant of Thomas Jefferson's slave Sally Hemings. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)</p><p>A nineteenth century bilboes for an adult, typically found on slave ships, is displayed at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History new exhibit: “Slavery at Jefferson’s Monticello: Paradox of Liberty,” Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012, at the museum in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)</p><p>Shannon Lanier poses at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012, new exhibit: “Slavery at Jefferson’s Monticello: Paradox of Liberty”. Lanier is a descendant of Thomas Jefferson's slave Sally Hemings. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/18/10183324-ex-us-teacher-apologizes-for-slavery-math-lessonhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/18/10183324-ex-us-teacher-apologizes-for-slavery-math-lessonusslaverymathus-newslessonWed, 18 Jan 2012 19:29:20 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/09/10081311-ga-district-investigates-math-homework-on-slaveryhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/09/10081311-ga-district-investigates-math-homework-on-slaveryusslaverymathus-newslessonsuburban-atlantaTue, 10 Jan 2012 00:48:45 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/12/30/9832123-slave-labor-targeted-in-calif-law-social-mediahttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/12/30/9832123-slave-labor-targeted-in-calif-law-social-mediausslaverychaineastern-europeus-newssupply-chainjustin-dillonFri, 30 Dec 2011 18:18:57 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>In this photo taken Dec. 21, 2011, Justin Dillon is photographed at the Fair Trade office in Oakland, Calif. Dillon, a Bay Area rocker, has become a big name in the anti-slavery movement by working with the State Department in a new social media campaign against exploitation of workers. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)</p><p>In this photo taken Dec. 21, 2011, Justin Dillon is photographed at the Fair Trade office in Oakland, Calif. Dillon, a Bay Area rocker, has become a big name in the anti-slavery movement by working with the State Department in a new social media campaign against exploitation of workers. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)</p><p>In this photo taken Dec. 21, 2011, Justin Dillon is photographed at the Fair Trade office in Oakland, Calif. Dillon, a Bay Area rocker, has become a big name in the anti-slavery movement by working with the State Department in a new social media campaign against exploitation of workers. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/12/14/9434313-google-donating-115m-to-fight-modern-slaveryhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/12/14/9434313-google-donating-115m-to-fight-modern-slaverygoogletechnologyusslaverygrantus-newsanti-slaveryWed, 14 Dec 2011 08:04:50 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/10/25/8483597-peta-lawsuit-seeks-to-expand-animal-rightshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/10/25/8483597-peta-lawsuit-seeks-to-expand-animal-rightsusslaverywhalesethical-treatmentus-newskiller-whalesTue, 25 Oct 2011 20:49:29 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>In this Monday, March 7, 2011 photo, killer whale Tilikum, right, watches as SeaWorld Orlando trainers take a break during a training session at the theme park's Shamu Stadium in Orlando, Fla. In an unprecedented lawsuit, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is accusing the SeaWorld marine parks of keeping five of its star-performer killer whales in conditions that violate the Constitution's ban on slavery. The suit, which PETA says it will file Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2011 in U.S. District Court in San Diego, hinges on the fact that the 13th Amendment, while prohibiting slavery and involuntary servitude, does not specify that only humans can be victims. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)</p><p>FILE - In this Thursday, Nov. 30, 2006 file photo, killer whale Kasatka leaps out of the water while an unidentified trainer gives signals during SeaWorld' Shamu show in San Diego. In an unprecedented lawsuit, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is accusing the SeaWorld marine parks of keeping five of its star-performer killer whales in conditions that violate the Constitution's ban on slavery. The suit, which PETA says it will file Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2011 in U.S. District Court in San Diego, hinges on the fact that the 13th Amendment, while prohibiting slavery and involuntary servitude, does not specify that only humans can be victims. (AP Photo/Chris Park)</p><p>FILE - In this June 14, 2009 photo provided by Rhonda Bolling, a pod of killer whales are seen in Carroll Inlet, Alaska. In an unprecedented lawsuit, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is accusing the SeaWorld marine parks of keeping five of its star-performer killer whales in conditions that violate the Constitution's ban on slavery. The suit, which PETA says it will file Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2011 in U.S. District Court in San Diego, hinges on the fact that the 13th Amendment, while prohibiting slavery and involuntary servitude, does not specify that only humans can be victims. (AP Photo/Rhonda Bolling)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/09/30/8067537-un-seeks-designs-for-memorial-to-slavery-victimshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/09/30/8067537-un-seeks-designs-for-memorial-to-slavery-victimsunslaverymemorialunited-nationsworld-newsFri, 30 Sep 2011 22:45:19 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/09/11/7714202-4-men-charged-with-slavery-offenses-in-britainhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/09/11/7714202-4-men-charged-with-slavery-offenses-in-britaineubritainslaveryworld-newsSun, 11 Sep 2011 14:53:33 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/08/30/7528485-smithsonian-to-host-exhibit-on-jefferson-slaveryhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/08/30/7528485-smithsonian-to-host-exhibit-on-jefferson-slaveryusslaverypoliticssmithsoniannational-museumthomas-jeffersonafrican-american-historymonticelloTue, 30 Aug 2011 20:56:13 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/05/20/6685577-minn-lake-named-for-slavery-supporter-draws-firehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/05/20/6685577-minn-lake-named-for-slavery-supporter-draws-fireusslaverylakenamesouth-carolinaus-newssupporterlake-calhounFri, 20 May 2011 21:52:30 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/04/03/6404358-victims-of-the-unimaginable-speak-outhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/04/03/6404358-victims-of-the-unimaginable-speak-outwomenlifeslaverytraffickingsentencingcristinagirlsbrothelsonly-on-msnbc-comenslaved-in-americaSun, 3 Apr 2011 23:03:39 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/03/03/6180547-rare-anti-slavery-booklet-acquired-by-uvahttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/03/03/6180547-rare-anti-slavery-booklet-acquired-by-uvausslaveryus-newsmanifestoanti-slavery-manifestoThu, 3 Mar 2011 18:17:39 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/01/16/5853609-mauritania-convicts-3-women-on-slavery-chargehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/01/16/5853609-mauritania-convicts-3-women-on-slavery-chargeslaverywest-africanworld-newsmauritaniaafSun, 16 Jan 2011 14:20:05 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/12/29/5733546-slavery-paintings-coming-down-from-atlanta-officehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/12/29/5733546-slavery-paintings-coming-down-from-atlanta-officeentertainmentusslaveryagriculture-departmentus-newsmuralsWed, 29 Dec 2010 19:43:03 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>One of seven historic paintings hangs in the lobby of the Georgia Department of Agriculture as an employee pulls a filing cabinet into an elevator Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2010, in Atlanta. Incoming Georgia agriculture commissioner Gary Black wants to remove the paintings, including one depicting idealized versions of slavery, and put them into storage when he takes office next month. The paintings have hung in the lobby of a state building for half a century without causing a stir. (AP Photo/David Goldman)</p><p>One of seven historic paintings hang in the lobby of the Georgia Department of Agriculture Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2010, in Atlanta. Incoming Georgia agriculture commissioner Gary Black wants to remove the paintings, including one depicting idealized versions of slavery, and put them into storage when he takes office next month. The paintings have hung in the lobby of a state building for half a century without causing a stir. (AP Photo/David Goldman)</p><p>One of seven historic paintings hang in the lobby of the Georgia Department of Agriculture Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2010, in Atlanta. The incoming Georgia agriculture commissioner wants to remove the paintings including one depicting idealized versions of slavery and put them into storage when he takes office next month. The paintings have hung in the lobby of a state building for half a century without causing a stir. (AP Photo/David Goldman)</p><p>One of seven historic paintings hang in the lobby of the Georgia Department of Agriculture as a visitor checks into the security desk Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2010, in Atlanta. The incoming Georgia agriculture commissioner wants to remove the paintings including one depicting idealized versions of slavery and put them into storage when he takes office next month. Those pastel paintings have hung in the lobby of a state building for half a century without causing a stir. (AP Photo/David Goldman)</p>