Harriet Tubman fought slavery. Most of the men on US paper currency had ties to it
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Modern Slavery Act 10 Years On: Many Victims Still Going Unprotected
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CREDAI-AP welcomes abolition of NALA Act
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Ten years after the Modern Slavery Act, why has this ‘world-leading’ legislation had so little impact?
The UK’s 2015 Modern Slavery Act is ten years old on March 26. When it was passed, it was billed as “world-leading” legislation – the first of its kind to introduce a dedicated legal framework to deal ...
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Key dates from history that every pupil should know: Cambridge don says GCSEs should embrace ALL of our nation's past
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Edward Littleton, 1st Baron Hatherton (was Walhouse)
Supported Parliamentary Reform. At the 1830 general election Littleton affirmed (among other things) his hostility to slavery. 1833: appointed Chief Secretary in Ireland (May 1833-November 1834).