Slavery: Ancient and Modern
A DigitalNZ Story by National Library of New Zealand Topics
Ancient civilisations like Rome, major European countries and America have all been involved in the slave trade. Explore related resources on slavery today, New Zealand legislation against slavery and the historic freedom of slaves. SCIS no. 1846899
Resources on slavery.
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International Day for Abolition of Slavery
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USI (Understanding slavery initiative)
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Slavery in the Philippines
National Library of New Zealand
US university helps slave descendants
Radio New Zealand
African refugees 'sold in slave markets'
Radio New Zealand
Slavery in colonial times
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Slaves Preparing Food
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
Androcles and the Lion
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
Slavery in Ancient Greece
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Slavery in America
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Forced labour, modern slavery, and human trafficking
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Modern-day slavery for clothing in the Western World
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Slavery today
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New Zealand 'slavery' legislation
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The Global Slavery Index
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Free the slaves
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Campaign for abolition
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10 countries most afflicted by modern slavery
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Obama on modern slavery.
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A runaway slave makes a daring escape to freedom.
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Blackbirding
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Amnesty International
Alexander Turnbull Library
Abolition of slavery
National Library of New Zealand
Human Rights
DigitalNZ
Sailing ship
Alexander Turnbull Library
Slavery
National Library of New Zealand
The root of Lincoln’s anti-slavery stance
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Free the slaves
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Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe
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How one piece of legislation divided a nation
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Juneteenth
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The new slavery epidemic
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NZ companies sign letter calling for ‘modern slavery’ law
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The heritage of racism that slavery has left in America
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New Zealand and the slave trade
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Refugees
DigitalNZ
Anti-slavery International
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