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Nearly 4m enslaved people's records now searchable online
A digitised archive of 300,000 pages from 20 former British colonies lets descendants trace family histories through registers originally created to count them as property.
the Guardian · 2m
Malcolm Gladwell on America's gun violence problem
The bestselling author argues Americans are dishonest about guns, police, and what actually drives homicides.
TIME · 4m
Is surrogacy modern slavery? UN faces pressure to decide
International groups are pushing the UN to classify surrogacy as a contemporary form of slavery, reigniting a global debate over reproductive rights and exploitation.
Newsweek · 2m
The Lost Descendants of Thomas Jefferson
A Smithsonian scientist used DNA from Jefferson's hair to confirm what historians long debated: he fathered children with Sally Hemings, his enslaved chambermaid.
The New Yorker · 3m
Church of England's hidden slavery profits come to light
New research reveals 45 C of E clergymen invested in the Royal African Company, which trafficked more enslaved Africans than any other organization.
the Guardian · 3m