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Slavery: Ancient and Modern

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

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An image of a slave collar.

A medallion showing a slave in chains.

An investigation has found slave labour on fishing boats in the Pacific. Some of that fish makes it onto NZ shelves.

When marriage is slavery

When marriage is slavery

A new law seeks to make the forced marriage of minors more difficult.

Fishing 'slavery' bill

Fishing 'slavery' bill

Fishing 'slavery' bill passes final hurdle.

A 1909 newspaper article about 'modern' slavery.

Research Papers

Forced into slavery

Working conditions for migrant crew on foreign chartered vessels fishing in New Zealand's waters are nothing short of slavery

Slavery in the Philippines

1913 newspaper article about children captured and sold as slaves.

Cartoon related to slavery in America.

Ironman champion competes to end child slavery

Ironman champion competes to end child slavery

Kiwi triathlete Cameron Brown is on a race to save women and children from slavery.

Slavery in the UK

A claim that there is slavery in 'every large town and city' in the UK.

Modern-day slavery' in NZ

Modern-day slavery' in NZ

A report on modern-day slavery in NZ.

Nearly 60 percent of countries have been listed in a new global index as being at high risk of using slave labour in their supply chains.

Garment factory owner in American Samoa found guilty in "modern slavery" case

The owner of a garment factory in American Samoa is facing a lengthy jail term after being found guilty of what has been described as modern day slavery. Kill Soo...

US university helps slave descendants

A top US university will give extra support in its admissions process to descendants of slaves sold by the university in the 19th Century.

Women who escaped ISIS wins freedom prize

Two Yazidi women who escaped sexual enslavement by so-called Islamic State in Iraq have won Europe's top human rights award, the Sakharov prize.

African refugees 'sold in slave markets'

Africans trying to reach Europe are being sold by their captors in 'slave' markets in Libya, an international migration agency says.

A portrait of a slave.

Slaves Preparing Food

Slaves Preparing Food

lithograph 369 x 550 x 17 mm - Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, The Ilene and Laurence Dakin Bequest, purchased 1998

Androcles and the Lion

Androcles and the Lion

oil on canvas 1320 x 1100 mm - 19 BR 08.9 (l.l.) (BR in monogram) (verso) Androcles and the lion. Briton Riviere RA 82 Finchley Road, London, N.W Presented by the Artist, per Prof F. Clowes, 19/7/1...

Slavery in America

A gallery of photographs related to slavery in America.

Forced labour, modern slavery, and human trafficking

Data relating to forced labour, modern slavery, and human trafficking.

Slavery in colonial times

As in many other cultures, slavery was an element of Māori society.

Anti-slavery International

Provides information about modern slavery around the world. Includes fact sheets, posters, and lesson plans.

Slavery resource guide

Contains a variety of material related to slavery including photographs, documents, and sound recordings.

BBC news website featuring articles about slavery victims throughout the world.

Modern-day slavery for clothing in the Western World

Looks at the clothing industry with particular reference to Bangladeshi sweatshops.

Slavery in Ancient Greece

10 facts about slavery In Ancient Greece.

Colonisation's effect on ending Māori slavery overstated, says author.

An article explaining the different forms of slavery.

USI (Understanding slavery initiative)

A UK website supporting the teaching and learning of transatlantic histories and legacies of slavery.

A gallery of images related to slavery.

New Zealand 'slavery' legislation

1961 crimes act of New Zealand detailing the laws against slave-dealing.

The history of the transatlantic slave trade

Provides information about slavery and the slave trade.

The abolition project

Looks at the transatlantic slave trade and the abolitionists who fought against it.

Stop the traffic

Provides information about anti-trafficking events throughout the world.

Slave ships and the middle passage

Slave ships transported Africans from Africa to the Americas between 1500 and 1866.

When 13-year-old Liam's brother is captured by pirates, Liam is desperate to get him back.

Video about taking a stand against slavery.

Campaign for abolition

Explore a range of primary sources from the Abolition campaign.

The Global Slavery Index

Provides a map showing the prevalence of and response to modern slavery.

Free the slaves

One of the world’s largest video libraries on modern slavery.

Slavery in America

Slavery in America began when the first African slaves were brought to Jamestown, Virginia, in 1619.

A history of slavery in the USA

A timeline showing the history of slavery in the United States.

The war against slavery from America's colonial days until the abolition of slavery in the 1860s.

A gallery of images related to slavery.

Obama on modern slavery.

President Obama's speech condemned human trafficking as modern slavery.

A runaway slave makes a daring escape to freedom.

Photographer Lisa Kristine documents the harsh realities of modern-day slavery.

10 countries most afflicted by modern slavery

The 10 top countries where people are victims of human trafficking and slavery.

Curzon is separated from his friend Isabel after their daring escape from slavery.

Slavery was an ever-present feature of the Roman world.

Blackbirding: Australia's history of luring, tricking and kidnapping Pacific Islanders.

New Zealand and the slave trade

New Zealand's shameful role in the Pacific Islands slave trade.

Slaves were common in the ancient civilizations of Rome, Egypt, and Greece. In Rome, roughly one-third of the population were slaves. Some slaves had to carry out dangerous physical work, such as t...

Amnesty International

Amnesty International

This cartoon refers to the 2013 Annual Report of Amnesty International in New Zealand that revealed that there were up to 270,000 children living in poverty in New Zealand. Amnesty International is...

Abolition of slavery

Abolition of slavery

According to this newspaper article, the legal status of slavery was abolished in the Zanzibar Protectorate in April 1897. By 1900, the slave trade no longer officially existed. However, it continu...

This newspaper article from 1914 talks about children as young as 3 years old working in factories. Although this newspaper article is over 100 years old, child slavery still takes place today. Cur...

The practice of ‘blackbirding’ largely took place in the 1860s and 1870s. It involved recruiting or kidnapping Pacific Island people, often through trickery and force. They were taken on sailing sh...

A slave is a person who is owned by others and forced to work hard for little or no money. Slavery has taken place throughout history with the ancient Romans, Greeks, Aztecs and Incas all having sl...

Free the slaves

Set up 2000, this organisation aims to help enslaved people around the world to achieve freedom and transform society and cultures that makes slavery possible.

Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe

Also called ‘Life Among the Lowly’, Uncle Toms Cabin vividly describes the unfair and cruel treatment of slaves in America.

The amazing adventures of Equiano by Jean-Jacques Vayssières

This story traces the journey of a young African boy of the Ibo tribe, from his capture by the Africans to his capture by the whites. It describes his arduous adventure from slavery to becoming a f...

The root of Lincoln’s anti-slavery stance

Abraham Lincoln's political position may have been rooted in the trials and tribulations of his youth.

History of continued significance of Juneteenth.

The new slavery epidemic

The problem of global human trafficking, its scale in New Zealand and recommendations of law enforcements and penalties for traffickers.

How one piece of legislation divided a nation

Slavery and states' rights led a divided nation straight into Civil War.

International Day for Abolition of Slavery

A day selected by the United Nations to educate the public on issues of concern, to mobilize political will and resources to address the global problem of slavery.

Passenger on the Pearl: The True story of Emily Edmonson's flight from slavery by Winifred Conkling

A mid-19 century story about Milly Culver and others who found themselves trapped in slavery in South America. Read more books from Books and Authors and Gale eBooks available through EPIC. School ...

The heritage of racism that slavery has left in America

Read this article from Global Issues available through EPIC. School login may be required.

Find more information on ancient and modern slavery on EPIC. Recommended databases: Britannica School, Global Issues (Gale in Context), World History (Gale in Context). School login may be required.

NZ companies sign letter calling for ‘modern slavery’ law

Some of Aotearoa’s best known companies – including Barkers, Coca-Cola NZ, Countdown, Fix and Fogg, PWC and The Warehouse – have signed an open letter calling on the government to legislate against...

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