Why we must read 19th-century US books like ‘Little Women’, ‘Leaves of Grass’ to get modern America

Jillian Spivey Caddell, The Conversation

· May 19, 2020 · 05:30 pm

In nearly half of the world’s countries, slavery has not yet been criminalised

Katarina Schwarz, The Conversation Jean Allain, The Conversation

· Feb 17, 2020 · 11:30 pm

Watch: White woman interrupts ‘A Slave Play’ panel, saying the play is unfair to white people

Scroll Staff

· Dec 05, 2019 · 04:11 pm

How a British law against modern slavery is leading to moral policing in Sri Lanka

Sandya Hewamanne, The Conversation

· Jul 12, 2019 · 11:30 pm

British universities are looking into past ties with slavery and colonialism – but to what end?

Steven Greer, The Conversation

· May 14, 2019 · 09:30 pm

Demands to remove US mural for ‘glorifying slavery’ raise important questions about art censorship

Amna Khalid, The Conversation Jeffrey Aaron Snyder, The Conversation

· May 13, 2019 · 11:30 pm

US: Descendant of a slave sues Harvard University over 19th century photos of ancestor

Scroll Staff

· Mar 21, 2019 · 03:11 pm

‘Washington Black’: A novel that puts the oppressed in the world of oppressors and sees what happens

Veena Muthuraman

· Dec 16, 2018 · 12:30 pm

Why England should stop whitewashing its colonial past in its school history curriculum

Deana Heath, The Conversation

· Nov 07, 2018 · 11:30 pm

Punishments and privileges: How plantation owners in the Caribbean kept control over slaves

Christer Petley

· Nov 06, 2018 · 09:30 pm

India is home to the world’s largest slave population (Yes, slavery still exists)

Catherine Armstrong, The Conversation

· Oct 21, 2018 · 01:30 pm

Ten photos that changed how we see human rights

Jane Lydon, The Conversation

· Oct 04, 2018 · 08:30 pm

Calcutta’s dark past: The city was a thriving market for slaves in mid-18th century

Tathagata Neogi

· Jul 16, 2018 · 03:30 pm

How the songs of enslaved Africans in the US were transformed into gospel music

Robert Stephens, The Conversation

· Mar 03, 2018 · 11:30 pm

How the idea of family relationships shaped racial thought

Stefani Engelstein, Aeon

· Feb 07, 2018 · 09:30 pm

‘Business of suffering’: Libya’s slave auctions are a reality for migrants the EU prefers to ignore

Simon McMahon, The Conversation

· Dec 08, 2017 · 08:30 pm

Using apps and credit cards, the Odisha government is trying to save migrants from bonded labour

Anuradha Nagaraj, Thomson Reuters Foundation

· Nov 27, 2017 · 08:30 pm

Sold for Rs 500 and raised as a maid, 17-year-old Baidak is back home in Assam – and on a mission

Anuradha Nagaraj, Thomson Reuters Foundation

· Nov 02, 2017 · 07:30 pm

How the concepts of ‘modern slavery’ and ‘trafficking’ are being used as political clickbait

Elizabeth A Faulkner, The Conversation

· Oct 17, 2017 · 08:30 pm

The Daily Fix: India should be bothered by modern-day slavery – not those who document it

Rohan Venkataramakrishnan

· Oct 06, 2017 · 09:36 am