World & Nation
Slavery still haunts Africa, where millions remain captive
Oct. 17, 2013
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- African countries dominate a new global index on slavery, with 38 of the 50 nations where the scourge is at its worst found on the continent.
Voters in several states have approved ballot measures to change their constitutions to ban slavery and involuntary servitude as punishment for crime.
Nov. 9, 2022
Voters in five states are deciding whether to close loopholes that allow convict labor as an exception to the abolition of slavery.
Oct. 20, 2022
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The colonization and settlement of the New World went hand in hand with the spread of slavery.
March 16, 1997
Entertainment & Arts
As ‘Amistad’ showed, evoking the slavery era can keep viewers away. But new projects on film, TV and even Broadway are banking that will change.
Oct. 18, 1998
Opinion L.A.
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Dec. 9, 2006
* Slavery Abolished: Speaking of the Constitution, this month also marks the anniversary of the ratification of the 13th Amendment, which abolished slavery in 1865.
Dec. 15, 1997
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Sept. 26, 2022
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Jan. 4, 2012