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Stay current with all the latest and breaking news about slavery, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. In total, 683 stories have been published about slavery which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.Stay current with all the latest and breaking news about slavery, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. In total, 683 stories have been published about slavery which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.
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Europe · LondonA handwritten letter from 1723 is on display in London as part of efforts by the Anglican church to reckon with its historic complicity in slavery. The Church Commissioners hired forensic accountants in 2019 to dig through the church's archives for evidence of slave trade links. They spent two years poring over centuries-old ledgers, and what they found is "shaming," the church said.
Church of England sheds light on 'shameful' slave trade ties
64% Center coverage: 11 sources
Europe · AmsterdamA landmark exhibition on slavery in the Dutch colonial era is going on display at the United Nations in New York. Ten True Stories of Dutch Colonial Slavery will open in the the U.N. headquarters lobby from Feb. 27-March 30. The grim centerpiece will be a set of wooden stocks known as a tronco, derived from the Portuguese word for tree trunk.
Dutch slavery exhibition to open at UN headquarters
62% Center coverage: 13 sources
US & CanadaOn Jan. 31, 1865, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the 13th Amendment to the Constitution, abolishing slavery in the US. The amendment states, "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction"
This Day in History: House passes 13th Amendment, abolishing slavery in US
90% Center coverage: 20 sources
US & Canada · SacramentoThe efforts come amid a growing push among some states to scrub outdated, century-old language from their state constitutions.
California and Nevada may ban forced prison labor, servitude
66% Center coverage: 32 sources
Pope Francis · KinshasaLarge crowds turned out in the Democratic Republic of Congo's for Mass with Pope Francis. The pontiff is on a six-day trip to the continent.
Congo: Pope Francis celebrates Mass in Kinshasa
50% Right coverage: 10 sources
US & Canada · Los AngelesThe University of Southern California's School of Social Work will no longer use the word "field" because it "may have connotations for descendants of slavery and immigrant workers that are not benign," according to a letter from the department.
California university office will no longer use the word 'field' over racist 'connotations'
86% Right coverage: 28 sources
Black Lives Matter · SacramentoNearly two years into the California reparations task force’s work, the group still has yet to make key decisions that will be at the heart of its final report recommending how the state should apologize and compensate Black residents for the harms caused by slavery and discrimination.
Californians await key decisions from reparations task force
52% Left coverage: 25 sources
Business · South BurlingtonBen & Jerry's told Fox News Digital it is opposed to child labor, but a New York Times investigation found its suppliers use migrant child labor in milk production.
Ben & Jerry’s suppliers use migrant child labor, despite company's 'progressive' values
87% Right coverage: 8 sources
