Slavery Abolition

If Illinois is the “Land of Lincoln,” Springfield is the epicenter. Abraham Lincoln made Springfield his home from 1844 to 1861 before becoming president. Springfield offers a multitude of attractions related to the iconic president, boasting more Lincoln sites than anywhere in the world. Step into the past and the…

The photographs of the U.S. Border Patrol charging at Haitian migrants who had gathered in Del Rio, Texas, last month, were a traumatic reminder for Junior, a 26-year-old asylum-seeker, of what his fellow Haitians have been through already and how the United States might treat him in the future. “Those…

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St Aldates Police station and, inset, the A40 between Wheatley and Oxford Pictures: OM/GOOGLE An alleged modern slavery victim was beaten with a baseball bat then dumped at the side of the road, police said. It wasn’t until the following day, September 1, that the man – who was wearing…

Detectives are appealing for information to identify a driver who assisted a man he found injured on the side of a road. On Wednesday, 1 September, a 41-year-old man attended St Aldates Police Station in Oxford where he told officers that he was the victim of modern slavery offences alleged…

Mick Jagger and Keith Richards have announced the Rolling Stones will stop performing hit song Brown Sugar, amid discomfort about the 50-year-old classic's references to slavery. The hit track was originally titled 'Black P****', but Jagger decided before releasing it that the title was too 'nitty-gritty' and it was changed to Brown Sugar.…

Rolling Stones Retire Rock Classic 'Brown Sugar' ... Due to Slavery Depictions 10/13/2021 7:09 AM PT The Rolling Stones have lost their appetite for "Brown Sugar" ... or at least their appetite for dealing with woke blowback -- they're retiring their classic tune due to its slavery depictions. The Stones…

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Vice President Kamala Harris delivers remarks next to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas before boarding Air Force Two at El Paso International Airport in El Paso, Texas, June 25, 2021. (Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters) Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday claimed that images of Border Patrol agents swinging long reins…