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Long before the first shots were fired in the Civil War, beginning early in the 19th century, Americans had been fighting a protracted war of words over slavery.

CRC mission will seek to deepen public understanding of Britain’s colonial legacy and its lasting impact

Hundreds of New York City high school students gathered at Trinity Church in Lower Manhattan for a lesson led by filmmaker Ken Burns and “Hamilton” creator Lin-Manuel Miranda

The information panels were removed following ‘an internal review of interpretive content,’ according to the American Battle Monuments Commission

‘With our farming and rural backdrop we have an ideal setting, but it’s not all fluffy sheep and rolling landscapes,’ says soap’s producer

Producers on the long-running ITV soap have worked with The Salvation Army on the storyline, which features the character Bear Wolf.

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More than 6,400 potential victims were referred to the Home Office in the three months to September, up by more than a third in a year.

When Britain abolished slavery in its empire in 1833, it paid the equivalent of hundreds of billions today in compensation – not to the enslaved, but to the slave owners. It was an imperfect, morally uneasy compromise, but it helped achieve a historic transition that had seemed impossible.

Sales of a limited-edition jersey are raising money to teach children about modern-day slavery in the UK today