Mitchell added: "We owe it to ourselves and future generations of humanity to ensure (slavery) is accepted as a crime against humanity, and that appropriate apology and compensation is paid, and that the international community accepts this should never happen again." Von der...
Today, over 180 years after abolition, descendants of African slaves in the Caribbean, North and South America are demanding reparations for slavery from Europe – and the United States. In the Caribbean, the demands include apology and atonement for 400 years of both slavery...
slaveryapologycontested histories2007 was the bicentennary of the abolition of slave trading in British ships. It was marked by renewed calls for an apology for Britain's role in the slave trade. Prime Minister Tony Blair expressed his regret for the trade but did not issue an apology.This ...
Image:Pic: Reuters It was a carefully crafted speech, with no direct mentions of "slavery" or "reparations". For many Caribbean and African countries, his words won't have gone far enough. They are seeking a formal apology from countries involved in slavery....
The bill seeks to establish a commission to study "and consider a national apology and proposal for reparations for the institution of slavery, its subsequent de jure and de facto racial and economic discrimination against African Americans, and the impact of these forces on living African American...
“stolen generation”, referring to the forced removal of Aboriginal children from their families. After the report went public, all that was offered to victims and their families was an apology with no chance for compensation of any kind. And right now, in 2014, the Government is taking ...
These are his own people who went into slavery." Keisha Washington, 62, a nurse raised in the American South during segregation, agrees: "I think it was an insult, a big insult. It should never have been said. He owes an apology to her. But I guess she will never get it. Even ...
which may have been part of the out-of-court settlement reached with Sapiro. Isaac Landeman, then-editor of theAmerican Hebrew, had challenged in 1920 Ford’s assertion of a conspiracy to “establish a Jewish imperialism” and had demanded a public apology. “Challenges Ford to Jewish Inquiry...
in Korea. In 1866, after accidently grounding, it was attacked by the Koreans, andits crew were massacred. The Navy squadron was subsequently fired upon by a Korean fort for unknown reasons. The United States demanded an apology within 10 days, and when none came, an assault was launched....
For now, our son is sleeping on the mattress on the floor. Biggest disappointment is that they didn't care. No apology or understanding about it being a difficult situation. We paid a lot of money for this bed. See more AM Amanda Apr 9, 2025 I purchased this for our 8 year old ...