The gravest crime against humanity
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The United Nations has condemned the kidnapping and enslavement of millions of people from Africa as the worst atrocity in human history.
Despite resistance from states who had role in chattel slavery, many feel this is an idea whose time has come
The United Nations saw 123 countries voting in favor of the slavery resolution, with just the United States, Israel and Argentina voting against it. The UK, France, Spain, Portugal, and the Netherlands were among the 52 countries
A landmark UN resoultion has intensified the debate over reparations for the transatlantic slave trade, with supporters arguing that recognition, apologies and structural reforms are long overdue.
For 400 years, seven European nations including the UK enslaved and trafficked more than 15 million Africans across the Atlantic. It is estimated that between 1.2 and 2.4 million people died during the "Middle Passage," the forced brutal journey across the Atlantic Ocean.
The U.N. General Assembly adopted a resolution declaring the trafficking of enslaved Africans "the gravest crime against humanity" and calling for reparations.
Rep. Shri Thanedar introduced a federal reparations bill to create a commission studying land distribution for descendants of slaves, though it faces steep obstacles to becoming law.
UNITED NATIONS -- The great-great-grandson of 19th-century British Prime Minister William Gladstone said he was horrified to learn seven years ago that his ancestors were slave owners in Jamaica and Guyana. And former BBC journalist Laura Trevelyan said ...
Juneteenth on Saturday — a newly minted federal holiday — commemorates the emancipation of African Americans from slavery in the U.S. 156 years ago. But more than a century and a half after slavery was abolished, there still remains an intense debate ...
A University of Connecticut professor and reparations expert spoke to the African American Cultural Center (AACC) about his research on U.S. reparations for slavery on Wednesday. Dr. Thomas Craemer is a professor of public policy at UConn. He began his ...