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Swing Low Sweet Chariot meaning and lyrics: Is the England rugby song linked to slavery?

England rugby’s official anthem holds very different connotations either side of the Atlantic that has triggered a review into its use by the Rugby Football Union

The Independent UK

We whose ancestors owned slaves want to make amends – but nations must also pay their due

My family owned plantations, but how my generation atones can only ever be a start, says author and campaigner Alex Renton

The Guardian - UK

Children fleeing danger in small boats should be deported, says Tory thinktank

Policy Exchange paper envisages sidestepping Human Rights and Modern Slavery acts to eliminate legal challenges

The Guardian - UK

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Minister's call to arms to crack down on modern slavery

Foreign Minister Penny Wong says tougher legislation is needed to help reduce the impact of modern slavery across the South Pacific region.

AAP

Another Judge on the Acela Corridor Takes The Thirteenth Amendment Seriously

Judge Matey's concurrence sketches out the original meaning of "involuntary servitude."

Reason

Sir Mo Farah ‘honoured’ to be Patron of leading modern slavery research centre

The four-time Olympic champion revealed last year how he was brought into the UK illegally under the name of another child

The Independent UK

Five people linked to Welsh care homes handed anti-slavery orders

Five are suspected of exploiting Indian students working at homes, after concerns were raised via helpline

The Guardian - UK

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MP and wife's housekeeper was 'treated like a slave' before having to take legal action

Jonathan Djanogly is the son of Harry Djanogly

Nottingham Post

Powerful play set in Belfast to explore themes of modern slavery and human trafficking

The production unveils the alarming rates of human trafficking and domestic servitude reported in Northern Ireland

Belfast Live

The Continuing Relevance of Frederick Douglass

Douglass is best-known for his role in the abolitionist movement that helped end slavery. But much of his thought is also relevant to contemporary issues.

Reason

'Former PM Theresa May will be appalled at Tory MP's slavery shame'

Two servants at Jonathan Djanogly’s £7million home slaved for 13 hours, with one forced to follow detailed orders on laying out avocado pears

Daily Mirror

Tory MP's housekeeper says she was treated like a SLAVE and took legal action to get paid

Hazel Settas has opened up about her treatment while employed by ex-justice minister Jonathan Djanogly and his wife Rebecca, who she said told her she was 'worthless'

Daily Mirror

‘My forefathers did something horribly wrong’: British slave owners’ family to apologise and pay reparations

The Trevelyans were shocked to see their name in a slavery database and a journey to Grenada confirmed the continuing impact of their grim history

The Guardian - UK

Dutch slavery exhibition to open at UN headquarters

A landmark exhibition on slavery in the Dutch colonial era that was first staged at Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum is going on display at the United Nations in New York

The Independent UK

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The Conversation

5 facts about John Witherspoon, a slaveholder and the only university president to sign the Declaration of Independence

Since 2001, a bronze statue of the Rev. John Witherspoon has loomed over a busy pedestrian plaza at Princeton University, where he served as president from 1768 to 1794. During his tenure at Princeton, Witherspoon made history by signing the Declaration of Independence. He was the only university president to…

WEKU

How 'modern-day slavery' in the Congo powers the rechargeable battery economy

Phone and electric car batteries are made with cobalt mined in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Cobalt Red author Siddharth Kara describes the conditions for workers as a "horror show."

The Conversation

Tyre Nichols: U.S. police violence stems from a long history of fighting 'internal enemies'

Many of the details surrounding the recent fatal police beating of Tyre Nichols in Memphis, Tenn., are still unknown or disputed. The rest may seem confusing.

The Guardian - UK

Exhibition lays bare Church of England’s links to slave trade

Artefacts on show at Lambeth Palace Library include a ‘slave bible’, with all mention of ‘freedom’ removed

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The Independent UK

Church of England sheds light on 'shameful' slave trade ties

A letter written by an enslaved person in Virginia 300 years ago seeking freedom is part of a new exhibition exploring the Church of England's historic links to slavery

The Independent UK

Apology from CofE fund boss at exhibition exploring historic links with slavery

Enslavement: Voices From The Archives at Lambeth Palace Library features 18th-century ledgers among other pieces.

The Independent UK

Laws making it harder for slavery victims to gain support come into force as government avoids scrutiny

Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner post left vacant after watchdog vocally opposed changes that ‘harm genuine trafficking victims’

Liverpool Echo

Schoolboy's Snapchat exposed gang boss directing ruthless heroin ring from prison cell

Wesley Hankin, originally from Wavertree, headed a gang using child drug dealers

The Guardian - UK

Bath’s slavery past, an exiled Iraqi and Britain’s first celebs – the week in art

Early photographs are put in the frame, Günther Förg revels in colour, Alberta Whittle probes Bath, and sculptor Barbara Chase-Riboud gets an extended run

The Guardian - UK

Never forget that the British political and media elite endorsed slavery. It took radical campaigners to end it

The Anti-Slavery Society, founded 200 years ago this week, built a formidable political machine to end pro-slavery profiteering, says the author Michael Taylor

The Independent UK

New reforms to tackle ‘abuse’ of modern slavery laws by criminals

Under plans announced by the Home Secretary, migrants convicted of serious offences may no longer be able to claim to be victims of modern slavery.

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