slavery
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Augustus Mensah's story featured prominently in the BBC's 2024 Disclosure documentary "Slavery At Sea" and File on 4's "Invisible Souls".
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
Slavery violated the principle that all men are created equal, and excluding African-Americans from the franchise violated the 15th Amendment.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
The report comes more than 10 years after the Modern Slavery Act came into force, and draws together evidence from more than 50 organisations to analyse how exploitation may evolve.
From BBC • May 4, 2026
Slavery shaped the Americas for four centuries, blighting the entire hemisphere.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 4, 2026
Slavery, we were taught, was a distant and unfortunate period in American history and had led to the Civil War.
From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers
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