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The arguments for and against slavery reparations
Pros and Cons Calls for Britain to pay compensation for slavery have gained momentum in recent years
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‘Jamaica’s reckoning with Britain is long overdue’
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Which UK cities most benefited from the slave trade - and how can you tell?
In Depth London, Liverpool and Bristol among those built with proceeds of human trafficking
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Italy’s slave labour problem
In Depth Human rights groups claim thousands of migrants are forced into agricultural labour
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Why everyone’s talking about Cambridge University and slavery
In Depth Inquiry to explore how institution may have benefited from slave trade, and whether it should pay reparations
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US school apologises for slave role play
In Depth Students in Virginia told to overcome physical obstacles to mimic slaves who took part in the Underground Railroad
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How slavery was finally abolished across the British Empire
In Depth Today marks the 184th anniversary of the enactment of the Slavery Abolition Act
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What caused the American Civil War?
In Depth Fight between northern Union states against those in the south ‘determined what kind of nation the US would be’
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Modern slavery: Britons make up majority of UK trafficking victims for first time
Speed Read More than 5,000 children are among the record number of victims reported last year, investigators warn
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Slavery cases in London up by 60%
Speed Read As many as 1,600 human trafficking cases expected to be reported in the capital in 2017
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Swing Low, Sweet Chariot: England rugby accused of stealing slave anthem
In Depth The adoption of an African-American spiritual by English rugby fans is 'unfortunate' say US academics
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Slavery on the rise: The ten worst offending countries
In Depth Global Slavery Index estimates that more than 46 million people are trapped around the world
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The legacy of slavery: three challenges for the US
In Depth America is once again going through a period of soul-searching, 150 years after abolition of slavery
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Britain to build prison in Jamaica amid calls for slavery reparations
Speed Read Government will spend £25 million so hundreds of foreign criminals can be sent home to the Caribbean
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