Tag Archives: Emancipation Proclamation

Uganda should be on the gay side of history

December 2, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

by Peter C. Schiefke I am a Canadian who loves Uganda and its people. I love the culture, the landscape, have had the privilege and honour of working in Uganda for many years as a volunteer, and as director of a charitable … read more »

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Dec. 2 marks the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery

December 2, 2011 by benim

In case you’ve forgotten, slavery continues to thrive throughout the world- mainly in the form of human trafficking. It’s a pervasive epidemic that few really know much about. That’s why the United Nations set December 2 as the International Day … read more »

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Abraham Lincoln ‘tried to deport slaves’ to British colonies

February 12, 2011 by benim

Abraham Lincoln’s reputation as the great champion of America’s slaves has taken a battering amid new evidence that the revered president wanted to send many of them to toil in British colonies in the Caribbean. Academics Phillip Magness and Sebastian … read more »

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