Posts Tagged ‘Slavery’
France Acknowledges Need for Slavery Reparations
While president Macro calls for more education and remembrance, many feel his plan falls short when it comes to concrete action.
Read MoreThe Brutal History That France Prefers to Ignore Is Being Heard at Last
A shocking revelation, France’s colonial slave laws were still on the books, a party bill emerged to finally annul the historic Code Noir.
Read MoreStory of enslaved boy featured in 1748 Joshua Reynolds portrait emerges in new study
An investigation has revealed the name of the boy featured with MP Paul Henry Ourry in the nearly 300 year-old painting
Read MoreUK stole 25m years of life and labour through slavery in Barbados, says report
A recent report about the United Kingdom’s involvement in slavery in Barbados put a hard number on the cost.
Read MoreSlavery reparations are just, but who exactly owes whom?
Femi Owolade dives into the messiness of the Trans Atlantic Slave Trade when asking an important question about who should pay for reparations.
Read MoreMan in his 80s becomes first in France to formally apologise for family’s slavery links
Pierre Guillon de Prince has apologized for his ancestors, who were shipowners who transported around 4,500 enslaved Africans.
Read MoreDecades in the works, African American Cultural Garden breaking ground on final phase
Thoughtfully chosen design and features, including those that promote accessibility, pay homage to the culture that arose despite oppression.
Read MoreU.S. Votes No as UN Calls Slave Trade ‘Gravest Crime’ and Backs Reparations
While some nations abstained from voting, the US, Israel and Argentina were the only ones to vote against the resolution.
Read MoreResearchers at Art Gallery of Ontario identify painter and subject of 18th-century portrait of Black woman
A letter from the artist’s living family helped to identify the painting’s subject as Eleonora Susette, who was enslaved in a Dutch colony.
Read MoreKing Charles photo with Caribbean officials under portrait of slavery-enriched monarch sparks criticism
Critics point out that the subject of the photo, King George IV, was connected to slavery, including that in Grenada.
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