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Unearthing lost gravestones of freedom seekers who fled slavery
Researchers in St. Catharines, Ont., are working to unearth the lost gravestones of people who fled slavery in the U.S. 100 years ago. CBC’s Nick Purdon visits the project site and learns that keeping the stories of freedom seekers alive...
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Princess Anne's CBC interview makes British headlines
British media seized on Princess Anne's interview with CBC chief correspondent Andrienne Arsenault. The princess's comments about slavery and a slimmed-down monarchy garnered attention from TV to the tabloids.
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Jamaica is ready to ditch the monarchy as coronation looms
King Charles’s coronation is a non-starter in Jamaica, which is working to remove him as head of state by 2025. It’s also pushing for reparations for the suffering inflicted by the British during centuries of slavery. CBC’s Ellen Mauro...
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King Charles backs research in monarchy's slavery ties
For the first time, Buckingham Palace publicly expressed support for research into the Crown’s connection to the transatlantic slave trade, including how much the monarchy profited from it. King Charles has even given researchers access...
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King Charles III backs research into UK monarchy's slavery ties
King Charles III backed research into the UK monarchy's ties to slavery after a document revealed that his ancestor had shares in a slave-trading company.
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Some European countries have apologised for their colonial past. Is it enough?
The Netherlands became the latest country to apologise for its historical role in slavery and the slave trade.
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The Netherlands offers formal apology for role in slavery
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte has apologized on behalf of his government for the historical role of the Netherlands in slavery and the slave trade.
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Review: Emancipation starring Will Smith is 'thrilling' but may not be Oscar-worthy
Emancipation stars Will Smith as Whipped Peter, who went from slave to soldier. CBC's Eli Glasner discusses the plot and whether Smith can be up for an Oscar after the Chris Rock incident.
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Today Explained: Five States to Vote on 'Slavery Loophole' Ballot Amendments
A huge loophole in the 13th Amendment is the reason that slavery is on the ballot in the 2022 midterm elections, which experts link to flaws in the prison system that incarcerates black people at almost five times the rate as white people.
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Nova Scotia community searching for graves of Black Loyalists
A team in Annapolis Royal is using ground-penetrating radar to search for unmarked graves of Black Loyalists and their descendants dating back to the late 18th century.
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Lawrence Hill describes his 'mixed experience' meeting Queen Elizabeth
Canadian author Lawrence Hill met Queen Elizabeth in 2009 after winning a Commonwealth writer's prize. He tells Rosemary Barton about the conflict he felt meeting the monarch because of the Crown's history involving slavery and the...
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Canadian author Lawrence Hill on his 'mixed experience' meeting Queen Elizabeth
Canadian author Lawrence Hill met Queen Elizabeth in 2009 after winning a Commonwealth writer's prize. He tells Rosemary Barton about the conflict he felt meeting the monarch because of the Crown's history involving slavery and the...
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Brussels to unveil plans to ban products made using forced labour
China has been dogged by allegations of using forced labour against Uyghur Muslims in its western Xinjiang province.
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On Emancipation Day, a call for an apology, reparations
The federal government should apologize for slavery in Canada and make amends for the discrimination that followed abolition, says historian and educator Afua Cooper
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Canadian marks Emancipation Day
People across Canada marked Emancipation Day, when slavery was outlawed in most British colonies in 1834, with celebrations and moments of reflection.
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Canadians mark Emancipation Day
People across Canada marked Emancipation Day, when slavery was outlawed in most British colonies in 1834, with celebrations and moments of reflection.
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Holiday cruise giant MSC using Cuban workers as 'slaves', says NGO
The company allegedly works with Selecmark, the Cuban authority which "lends" Cuban workers all over the world.
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Brazil Black Awareness Month: Rights struggle persists 30 years on
The country has the largest Black population outside of Africa and it is the last one in the Americas to have abolished slavery.
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Napoleon: Why is it controversial to mark 200 years since the French military leader's death?
French President Emmanuel Macron is expected to commemorate the bicentennial of the emperor’s death, an act that some see as controversial.
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Top Ethiopia health official alleges ‘sexual slavery’ in Tigray
Eleven women tell Reuters they had been raped by soldiers as a top Ethiopian official has made a sexual slavery accusation.
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Can Hungary still call itself a democracy? | UpFront
We challenge Hungarian government spokesperson Zoltan Kovacs and debate the case for reparations for US slavery.
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Kenya: Descendants of freed slaves seek recognition
Acknowledging the past – Al Jazeera meet the descendants of slaves in Kenya who are seeking official recognition as an ethnic group.
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Green party leader marks start of Black History month
Green Party Leader Annamie Paul marks the start of Black History month at Monday press conference.
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Canada's often forgotten history of slavery on-screen
As new film and TV projects explore the history of the transatlantic slave trade, including the new documentary series Enslaved, a historian finds Canada's role in these stories tends to be one-dimensional and positive.