Tag: slavery
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In 1791, enslaved Haitians ousted the French and founded a nation. But France made generations of Haitians pay for their freedom. How much it cost them was a mystery, until… more ›
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A firebrand Haitian president tried to hold France to account for its years of exploitation. He soon found himself ousted from power. https://web.archive.org/web/20240714100559/https:/www.nytimes.com/2022/05/20/world/americas/haiti-aristide-reparations-france.html?utm_source=perplexity more ›
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Algerian foreign minister says African countries and peoples continue to pay a heavy price for colonialism https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov/30/african-leaders-push-for-recognition-of-colonial-crimes-and-reparations?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other more ›
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Harvard’s motto, Veritas, inscribed on gates, doorways, and sculptures all over campus, demands of us truth. https://legacyofslaveryreport.harvard.edu/ more ›
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When the extent of the university’s involvement with slavery was unearthed, a scholar tracking descendants of enslaved workers was suddenly fired https://www.theguardian.com/news/2025/jun/21/harvard-slavery-decendants-of-the-enslaved?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other more ›
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On 27 July 1825, a brig called Espadarte (Swordfish) docked in Rio de Janeiro and unloaded its expensive cargo: 422 Africans forcibly shipped across the Atlantic from Angola. It was… more ›
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Brazilian prosecutors have launched a civil investigation into one of the country’s largest banks’ historical links to slavery, in an unprecedented move to hold Brazilian institutions to account for their… more ›
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All over North America and Europe, universities, businesses and other organisations are investigating their historical connections to slavery. Some of these institutions once owned plantations or enslaved people. https://www.theguardian.com/news/ng-interactive/2023/mar/31/more-than-money-the-logic-of-slavery-reparations more ›
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The owner of the Guardian has issued an apology for the role the newspaper’s founders had in transatlantic slavery and announced a decade-long programme of restorative justice. The Scott Trust… more ›