The Latest Breaking News from Slavery

The descendants of a 19th-century Scottish sugar and coffee planter who owned thousands of slaves in Guyana have apologized for the sins of their forefathers and called slavery a crime against humanity

Samrat Choudhury's book maps Northeast India's long journey from isolation to integration, highlighting unresolved issues like autonomy and independent states. Colonial records provide insight into the region's history, while Christianity's quick pick-up and slavery's prevalence are discussed. The author explains why some creative problem-solving is required to sort out festering…

Exclusive: Patrick Robinson says reparation for transatlantic slavery ‘is required by history and is required by law’

A new report meticulously analyses the true cost of the transatlantic slave trade, showing how past and present are bound together

The former prime minister’s father, John Gladstone, was one of the largest slave owners in the British West Indies

The former prime minister’s father, John Gladstone, was one of the largest slave owners in the British West Indies.

The Demerara Rebellion failed, but it was a step towards ending slavery in the British empire

The great Victorian statesman’s glittering career was financed by huge profits made in the 1820s and 30s on Guyanese estates

Charlie Gladstone on why the only way he can live with his family’s dark past is to turn it into something positive