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Today in History for November 19th Slavery Abolition

Today in History for November 19th

Skip to main content HomeCoronavirus Updates2020 Election ResultsElectionsNationWorldPoliticsFactcheckEducationInvestigationsHealthWeatherRace in AmericaImpeachmentJust the FAQsTracking 2020Register to VoteVoter Guide Highlights of this day in history: President Abraham Lincoln delivers Gettysburg Address; Egypt's Anwar Sadat becomes first Arab leader to visit Israel; Ford halts Edsel production; Bandleader Tommy Dorsey and actress Jodie Foster born.…
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November 19, 2020
Trump’s election loss recalls Southern Confederacy’s ‘lost cause’ Slavery Abolition

Trump’s election loss recalls Southern Confederacy’s ‘lost cause’

President Donald Trump has embarked on a lost cause akin to that embraced by Southerners after the Confederacy was crushed. That historical "lost cause" falsely posited that the U.S. Civil War was fought not to defend slavery, but, rather, to preserve states' rights and their cherished Southern way of life. That was…
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November 13, 2020
Three activists scale Parliament calling for slavery reparations to be paid Slavery Abolition

Three activists scale Parliament calling for slavery reparations to be paid

Black Lives Matter and Extinction Rebellion protesters have draped a huge banner off the Houses of Parliament today as they called for reparations for slavery. Three demonstrators wearing hi-vis clothing hung the large letter 'to the People of the United Kingdom' from scaffolding outside the building. The note demanded 'an honest…
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November 12, 2020
‘Slavery Still Exists:’ Eliza Bleu Talks Human Trafficking With Hotep Jesus Slavery Abolition

‘Slavery Still Exists:’ Eliza Bleu Talks Human Trafficking With Hotep Jesus

Human trafficking has become an increasingly devastating problem worldwide. But in the United States, it doesn’t seem to garner as much attention as other issues despite the fact that the Trump administration has worked overtime to address the issue and to assist victims who survived trafficking.  Eliza Bleu, an advocate…
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November 9, 2020
Could Brexit immigration rules make rough sleepers modern slavery victims? Slavery Abolition

Could Brexit immigration rules make rough sleepers modern slavery victims?

A rough sleeper in Oxford City councillors fear rough sleepers could become victims of modern slavery if tough new immigration rules are enforced following Brexit. Earlier this year the government provided local authorities including Oxford City Council with financial support to try to ensure that people would no longer sleep…
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November 9, 2020
American election shows U.S. Senate should be abolished, not replicated in Canada Slavery Abolition

American election shows U.S. Senate should be abolished, not replicated in Canada

Does anyone recall the Reform Party of Canada's campaign starting in the late 1980s to impose on our country a "triple-e Senate" -- that is to say elected, effective, and, above all, "equal"? Pushed by the likes of Calgary-area farmer Bert Brown and would-be philosopher king Preston Manning, this call for…
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November 9, 2020