American Artifacts Preview: James Madison's Slaves
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James Madison, fourth President of the United States & often referred to as the "Father of the Constitution, owned approximately a hundred slaves at Montpelier, his 4600-acre estate in Orange County, Virginia. American History TV traveled 90 miles south of the nation's capital to learn about an archaeological project investigating the enslaved ... Read more
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- -: American Artifacts Preview: James Madison's Slaves
March 5, 2012 (about 1 year ago)James Madison, fourth President of the United States & often referred to as the "Father of the Constitution, owned approximately a hundred slaves at Montpelier, his 4600-acre estate in Orange County, Virginia. American History TV traveled 90 miles south of the nation's capital to learn about an ...
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- -: Kevin Bales: How to combat modern slavery
March 29, 2010 (about 3 years ago)http://www.ted.com In this moving yet pragmatic talk, Kevin Bales explains the business of modern slavery, a multibillion-dollar economy that underpins some of the worst industries on earth. He shares stats and personal stories from his on-the-ground research -- and names the price of freeing eve...
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- -: David Batstone - Human Trafficking as Modern-Day Slavery
February 27, 2007 (about 6 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/fora/showthread.php?t=673 Author David Batstone discusses the phenomenon of human trafficking, arguing that it constitutes a form of modern-day slavery. ----- In his latest book, "Not For Sale," University of San Francisco ethics professor David Batstone helps...
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- -: Slavery Rife Among Lake Tahoe's Ant Colonies
October 22, 2010 (over 2 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/10/06/Civilization_on_Six_Legs_Societies_of_Ants_and_Honeybees If you thought humans were the only species with a track record of enslavement, think again. Polygerus breviceps ("slave-making ants") build their labor force by stealing the pupa of other speci...
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- -: The Confederacy Politics Behind the Slave Trade
August 31, 2011 (over 1 year ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/conference/chq_2011_video_sampler Pulitzer Prize-winning author and historian Gordon Wood explains that while the end of the international slave trade is commonly viewed as the first step towards abolition, it actually served to bolster the domestic slave trade....
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Sojourner Truth: Ain't I a Woman?
June 21, 1851 (almost 162 years ago)Sojourner Truth speaks on the subject of women's rights in the statement, 'Ain't I a Woman?'.
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Kevin Bales: How to Combat Modern Slavery
February 1, 2010 (over 3 years ago)Kevin Bales discusses modern-day slavery around the world and a plan to solve it.
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