In 1981, Mauritania became the last country in the world to abolish slavery, when a presidential decree abolished the practice. However, no criminal laws were
like many cane cutters in the province of La Romana, was employed by the private sugar company, Central Romana Corporation [CR]. Much of CR’s mostly Black laborers (known as “cane cutters”) are unauthorized immigrants
The Democratic Republic of Congo is potentially one of the richest countries on earth, but colonialism, slavery and corruption have turned it into one of the poorest, writes historian Dan Snow. The world’s bloodiest conflict since World War II is stil...
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Most importantly, the blog enabled me to stay connected to you. The encouragement and support I received from so many of you kept me going in so many ways, kept me motivated and strong and very often from feeling alone. I can’t begin to tell you how grateful I am for that. And thr...
American slavery, deeply connecting with part of the diasporic experience that is foreign to her family in ways it is not to the American black’s. And she graciously accepts a well-deserved Oscar for that portrayal without having to carry the full weight of the awards’ contentious racial ...
How Jazz BeganAfter slavery was abolished in 1863, those former slaves who were in and nea How Jazz Began After slavery was abolished in 1863, those former slaves who were in and near New Orleans found themselves surrounded by many different kinds of music. Among the freed slaves, two very...