Written by John Roach for National Geographic (from 3/16/09): “On St. Patrick’s Day—Tuesday, March 17—millions of people will don green and celebrate the Irish in, and around, them with parades, good cheer, and perhaps a pint of beer. But few St. Patrick’s Day revelers have a clue about St. Patrick, the man…” For the rest … More Celebrating St. Patrick: From Slave to Saint
By MARGIE MASON, ROBIN McDOWELL, MARTHA MENDOZA and ESTHER HTUSAN for AP on Dec. 14, 2015— “Every morning at 2 a.m., they heard a kick on the door and a threat: Get up or get beaten. For the next 16 hours, No. 31 and his wife stood in the factory that owned them with their aching hands in ice water. They ripped … More Global supermarkets selling shrimp peeled by slaves
Originally published on July 1, 2015 y Margie Mason for The Associated Press— “All he did was ask to go home. The last time the Burmese slave made the same request, he was beaten almost to death. But after being gone eight years and forced to work on a boat in faraway Indonesia, Myint Naing … More Myanmar Fisherman Goes Home after 22 Years as a Slave
On November 21, 2013, for BBC NEWS LONDON— “Three women have been “rescued” from a south London house as police investigate claims they were held as slaves for about 30 years. Last month officers were contacted by Freedom Charity after it received a call from a woman saying she had been held against her will … More LONDON: Women ‘Held as Slaves for 30 Years’
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