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Edinburgh makes formal apology over city's historical slavery links

EDINBURGH City Council has issued a formal apology on behalf of the city for its historical role in slavery and colonialism.

The National (Scotland)

Edinburgh formally apologises for history of slave trade, following 2020 Black Lives Matter report

Next steps include the creation of an independent Legacy Commission which will carry out work with full support from the council.

Wales Online

Up to 20 children are potential victims of modern slavery as investigation underway

Trafford authority publishes 'zero tolerance' statement on human trafficking and exploitation

Manchester Evening News

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The Home Office is hindering efforts to tackle modern slavery

Letter: Reclassifying the horrific crime as an illegal immigration issue benefits no one, least of all the victims, says Mary Creagh

The Guardian - UK

Enough of Him review – master and slave square off as Scotland abolishes bondage

May Sumbwanyambe’s drama tells the story of the man who established that slavery was forbidden by Scots law, but this is no easy celebration

The Guardian - UK

2022 could be worst year for modern slavery - with 8,000 victims in first 6 months

The figures come as the British Standards Institute (BSI) launches its new world first national standard to help organisations across the UK eradicate modern slavery

Wales Online

Five US states ask residents if they want to 'wipe slavery' from record books forever

Next month voters in Alabama, Louisiana, Vermont, Oregon and Tennessee will get the chance to wipe slavery from their states' constitutions forever, according to a ballot initiative

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Poem of the week: George Moses Horton, Myself by George Moses Horton

The poet, who lived most of his life in slavery, uses his own name to title a stirring hymn to freedom

The Guardian - UK

The South won the psychological war

Propaganda and psychological warfare helped perpetuate false narratives about the Confederacy that still persist

Salon

Daniel Smith: One of the last children of enslaved Americans

Civil rights activist Daniel Smith grew up listening to his father’s brutal stories of bondage, experiences that drove the fierce pride and resilience he maintained until his death

The Independent UK

When Karl Marx Made the Case for Capitalism

In barely a century, capitalism led to more productivity "than have all preceding generations together," Marx and Friedrich Engels argued.

Reason

India trade deal ‘would open UK to goods produced by child labour and modern slavery’

Britain’s TUC and Indian unions alike have raised concerns about deteriorating work conditions for workers, low pay and exploitation

The Independent UK

‘Slavery was never abolished. It was simply redefined’: Why ending slavery is on the ballot in five states

Abolitionists are backing changes to state constitutions that could end forced prison labour, the 13th Amendment “loophole” keeping American slavery alive. Alex Woodward reports

The Independent UK

Prison Slavery Up for a Vote in 5 States

Plus: Federal court dismisses state challenge to student loan debt forgiveness, not all independent contractors want to be employees, and more...

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The Guardian - US

Descendant review – powerful Netflix documentary on the legacy of slavery

A striking and sensitive film about how an illegal slave ship led to an Alabama community of inherited trauma but also defiance

Al Jazeera

US midterm elections: Five states to vote on ‘slavery loopholes’

Nationwide push to change rules on prison labour leads to ballot measures as US struggles to face legacy of slavery.

The Independent UK

Slavery is on the ballot for voters in 5 US states

Voters in five states are deciding whether to close loopholes that allowed convict labor as an exception to slavery

Daily Mirror

Former Children's Laureate joins calls for Black history to be compulsory in UK schools

Malorie Blackman who is best known for Noughts and Crosses which was turned into a BBC drama, said that history lessons should tell “the whole truth” about Britain's role in slavery.

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WEKU

What can reparations for slavery look like in the United States? One man has ideas

Professor Andrew Delbanco gave this year's annual Jefferson Lecture, titled, "The Question of Reparations: Our Past, Our Present, Our Future," where he addressed reparations for slavery in the U.S.

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh slavery review chair says 'no evidence' in bid to remove Dundas plaque

Planning officers are set to review an application to remove the plaque which was changed to include information about the abolition of the slave trade.

Daily Mirror

2022 could be worst year for modern slavery - with 8,000 victims in first 6 months

The figures come as the British Standards Institute (BSI) launches its new world first national standard to help organisations across the UK eradicate modern slavery

The Independent UK

Cyclist left with ‘great memories’ as Anti-Slavery Day ride comes to an end

Briton Gordon Miller began his cycle in Charlottesville, Virginia on October 5 and is to finish in Washington DC on October 18.

The National (Scotland)

University of Dundee's historical links with slavery explored in new report

THE University of Dundee has today published a report into the institution’s historical links with transatlantic slavery.

Texas Observer

1836, the Slaveholder Republic’s Birthday

Historian Gerald Horne on the Texas Revolution, its victors, and its victims

WEKU

In the Broadway musical '1776,' the revolution is in the casting

This production uses a cast of multi-racial actors who are female, nonbinary and trans — people who weren't even considered in the Declaration of Independence.

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