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Slavery by another name

the re-enslavement of Black Americans from the Civil War to World War II / Douglas A. Blackmon
2009
Describes the "Age of Neoslavery" in the U.S., a period between the Civil War and World War II during which tens of thousands of African-Americans were arbitrarily arrested and forced into labor to pay inordinately large fines.

Given Kachepa

advocate for human trafficking victims
2007
Tells the story of Given Kachepa, a young man from the African nation of Zambia who was chosen at the age of eleven by a missionary group to become part of a choir touring the United States, only to find himself a victim of human trafficking, and who has made it his job to educate people about the problem since being rescued by the Immigration and Naturalization Service and placed in a foster home.

Enslaved

true stories of modern day slavery
2008
A collection of true stories about slavery throughout the world, including sweat-shop workers, sex slaves, migrant workers, and domestic servants. First-hand accounts expose how slavery thrives in the twenty-first century and demands that these human rights abuses cannot continue.

One day in the life of Ivan Denisovich

1991
Recounts the experiences of Shukhov, a prisoner at a Soviet work camp in Siberia, as he struggles for survival.

A Crime so monstrous

face-to-face with modern-day slavery
2009
This book was written after the author spent four years visiting more than a dozen countries where slavery flourishes. The stories, told in narrative style, are those of individuals who live in slavery, those who have escaped, those who own or traffic in slaves, and the mixed political motives of those who seek to combat the crime.

Not for sale

the return of the global slave trade--and how we can fight it
2010
Profiles men and women around the world who are fighting human trafficking around the world and offers an overview of the global slave trade, its history, and practice.

The History of the Gulag

from collectivization to the great terror
2004

Enslaved

true stories of modern day slavery
2006
Contains first-person narratives that shed light on slavery in the twenty-first century, featuring the stories of seven former slaves and one slaveholder in countries around the world.

Understanding global slavery

a reader
2005
Explores a wide range of topics related to global slavery, discussing the slavery hierarchy, the reasons slavery still exists despite the fact it is illegal, the ways it has influenced world history, and other related topics.

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