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Slavery

  • Watch: Half of India is susceptible to modern slavery and it’s time we did something about it

    Watch: Half of India is susceptible to modern slavery and it’s time we did something about it

    Scroll Staff
    · May 16, 2017 · 10:00 pm
  • Do Indians need to read a Pulitzer Prize-winning novel about slavery in 19th century USA? Yes

    Do Indians need to read a Pulitzer Prize-winning novel about slavery in 19th century USA? Yes

    Anu Kumar
    · May 13, 2017 · 08:30 am
  • Watch: This video celebrates the fascinating (and cruel) history of chocolate

    Watch: This video celebrates the fascinating (and cruel) history of chocolate

    Scroll Staff
    · Mar 18, 2017 · 03:15 pm
  • The link between films about ‘a dog’s life’ and Oscar-winning sagas of racism and slavery

    The link between films about ‘a dog’s life’ and Oscar-winning sagas of racism and slavery

    Mark Goodall, The Conversation
    · Feb 24, 2017 · 01:30 pm
  • Yes, sexual exploitation and slavery exist. But they are not the same as sex work

    Yes, sexual exploitation and slavery exist. But they are not the same as sex work

    Meena Saraswathi Seshu
    · Feb 15, 2017 · 05:30 pm
  • Women are being traded as slaves on WhatsApp – here’s how the UN can act

    Women are being traded as slaves on WhatsApp – here’s how the UN can act

    James Cockayne, The Conversation
    · Sep 09, 2016 · 03:30 pm
  • Slavery on campus – recovering the history of Washington College’s discarded slaves

    Slavery on campus – recovering the history of Washington College’s discarded slaves

    Kelley Deetz and Alfred L. Brophy, The Conversation
    · Aug 29, 2016 · 08:30 pm
  • Myanmar's persecution of Rohingya Muslims is producing a ready supply of slaves

    Myanmar's persecution of Rohingya Muslims is producing a ready supply of slaves

    Penny Green, Alicia de la Cour Venning and Thomas MacManus, The Conversation
    · Nov 08, 2015 · 06:30 am
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