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Tag: Slavery (Historical)

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How to Evade Taxes in Ancient Rome? A 1,900-Year-Old Papyrus Offers a Guide.

April 14, 2025April 14, 2025Franz LidzComments Off on How to Evade Taxes in Ancient Rome? A 1,900-Year-Old Papyrus Offers a Guide.

A manuscript discovered in the Judean desert contains trial notes on an intricate tax-evasion scheme that involved forgery, fiscal fraud and the false sale of slaves.

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Brazil’s Most Common Surname Has a Grim Past

December 5, 2024December 5, 2024Ana IonovaComments Off on Brazil’s Most Common Surname Has a Grim Past

Silva, the surname of presidents and soccer stars, has long carried stigma over its colonial links. Now, many see its legacy in new ways.

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Brazil’s Most Common Surname Has a Grim Past

December 5, 2024Ana IonovaComments Off on Brazil’s Most Common Surname Has a Grim Past

Silva, the surname of presidents and soccer stars, has long carried stigma over its colonial links. Now, many see its legacy in new ways.

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Biden, in Angola, Warns That Slavery’s History Should Not be Erased

December 3, 2024December 4, 2024Zolan Kanno-Youngs and Peter BakerComments Off on Biden, in Angola, Warns That Slavery’s History Should Not be Erased

In becoming the first American leader to visit Angola, President Biden said it was important not to forget the ugly legacy of the human trade that originally defined relations with Africa.

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Angola, the U.S. and a Slavery Connection Few Talk About

December 1, 2024December 2, 2024John Eligon and Joao SilvaComments Off on Angola, the U.S. and a Slavery Connection Few Talk About

When President Biden visits the country this week, he is expected to highlight a largely overlooked bond between Angola and the United States that was born out of the trans-Atlantic slave trade.

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A Culture War Erupted Over U.K. Stately Homes. Who Won?

July 1, 2024MEGAN SPECIAComments Off on A Culture War Erupted Over U.K. Stately Homes. Who Won?

A battle over the history of Britain’s prized country houses offers a window into the national mood before a pivotal election.

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Will a New Monument for Those Enslaved by France Heal or Divide?

January 25, 2024January 25, 2024CATHERINE PORTERComments Off on Will a New Monument for Those Enslaved by France Heal or Divide?

The memorial will list the names of those freed in 1848, a design some say does more to glorify France for abolition than to atone for slavery itself.

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King Charles, Visiting Kenya, Faces Calls to Answer for Colonial Abuses

October 31, 2023October 31, 2023Abdi Latif DahirComments Off on King Charles, Visiting Kenya, Faces Calls to Answer for Colonial Abuses

Older Kenyans who lived through the British colonial period want an apology and reparations. Younger Kenyans want an acknowledgment of more recent alleged abuses by British companies and troops.

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Dutch Royals Confront South Africa’s Colonial Legacy

October 20, 2023October 21, 2023Lynsey ChutelComments Off on Dutch Royals Confront South Africa’s Colonial Legacy

The king has previously apologized for his family’s role in slavery, but some South Africans seek a direct apology and reparations from the Netherlands.

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Jamaica Weighs Making Patois Official Language As British Ties Fray

October 11, 2023October 11, 2023Simon Romero and Alejandro CegarraComments Off on Jamaica Weighs Making Patois Official Language As British Ties Fray

A push is underway to make Jamaica’s Patois an official language, on par with English, as the country weighs cutting ties to the British monarchy.

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