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Coming from a history of sexual violence, slavery and a lack of bodily autonomy.
But if these queer women can come out of a history of, again, sexual violence, slavery, colonization and all manner of traditional, religious and cultural pitfalls, to reconceptualize what sex and pleasure means to them, then you can do it, too.
Many of the children's books promoted to black boys focus on serious topics, like slavery, civil rights and biographies.
And I've played everything from a vengeful ghost in the time of slavery to Secretary of State in 2004.
We've blamed slavery, colonialism and the new colonialism for the woes we experience, including our own self-inflicted wounds.
And the reason that I think that those words are interesting is because those were the same kinds of words that were used for people who decided they would end slavery, or end apartheid.
Her parents were born in slavery in Virginia in the 1840's.
She was born in the 1880's and the experience of slavery very much shaped the way she saw the world.
And it's interesting, when I teach my students about African-American history, I tell them about slavery.
But even in all of those conversations, race always felt outdated, like, "Yes, slavery, that happened once upon a time, but why does it really matter now?"
If slavery didn't happen, who would I even be?"
WG: Now it feels relevant, immediate, because the connection to slavery's lasting legacy today is made clear, right?
From slavery through mass incarceration, it always has been.
I got to climb out of that hole, and I got to go home, but they likely never will, because they're trapped in slavery.
Amongst all the astonishing people I met there, I met a supporter of Free the Slaves, an NGO dedicated to eradicating modern day slavery.
We started talking about slavery, and really, I started learning about slavery, for I had certainly known it existed in the world, but not to such a degree.
Thus began my journey into modern day slavery.
Astonishingly, slavery generates profits of more than $13 billion worldwide each year.
Today's slavery is about commerce, so the goods that enslaved people produce have value, but the people producing them are disposable.
Sex trafficking is what we often think of when we hear the word slavery, and because of this worldwide awareness, I was warned that it would be difficult for me to work safely within this particular industry.
These people have no escape at all, and as we take in such a difficult subject, it's important to note that slavery, including sex trafficking, occurs in our own backyard as well.
Recently, the New York Times reported that between 100,000 and 300,000 American children are sold into sex slavery every year.
I met him at a shelter where Free the Slaves rehabilitates victims of slavery.
I want to shine a light on slavery.
I truly believe, if we can see one another as fellow human beings, then it becomes very difficult to tolerate atrocities like slavery.
I hope that these images awaken a force in those who view them, people like you, and I hope that force will ignite a fire, and that fire will shine a light on slavery, for without that light, the beast of bondage can continue to live in the shadows.
Nelson Mandela said, in the mid-2000s, not too far from here, he said that like slavery and apartheid, "Poverty is not natural.
My work is about the long-term impact of slavery.
The basis of capitalism in America is slavery.
But then and only then can we actually address and confront this legacy of slavery and dismantle this ugly legacy of slavery.
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