enslavement
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How American Slavery Helped Create Modern-Day Policing
This year marks the 400th anniversary of the arrival of the first enslaved Africans in what we now know as Virginia. Their voyage was, no doubt, filled with unspeakable horror and death, and their presence would forever change the United States—especially when examining the way this country approaches policing. When enslaved Africans arrived in America,…
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White Restaurant Manager Accused of Enslaving Mentally Disabled Black Man for 5 Years Charged With Forced Labor
A white South Carolina restaurant manager accused of tormenting and enslaving a mentally disabled black employee for five years is now facing charges of forced labor, a felony that carries up to 20 years in prison. According to the Post and Courier, the U.S. attorney’s office formally announced the charges against 52-year-old Bobby Paul Edwards…