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Harriet Tubman made a general 161 years after raid
Speed Read She was the first woman to oversee an American military action during a time of war
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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How would slavery reparations work?
Today's Big Question Caribbean nations lead call for 'meaningful' conversations on reparations at Commonwealth summit
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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Church of England and the slavery reparations row
Talking Point £100m plan to atone for former links to the slave trade described as 'insufficient' as Church seeks 'co-investors'
By Rebekah Evans, The Week UK Published
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Slavery and the monarchy: time for a royal reckoning?
Talking Point King Charles has given his backing to project investigating the links between the British monarchy and the transatlantic slave trade
By The Week Staff Published
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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
By The Week Staff Published
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‘Jamaica’s reckoning with Britain is long overdue’
Instant Opinion Your digest of analysis from the British and international press
By The best columns Published
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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
By James Ashford Last updated
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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
By The Week Staff Last updated
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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
By The Week Staff Last updated
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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’
By The Week Staff Last updated
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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
By The Week Staff Published
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