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Nikki Haley's Civil War comments spark controversy on campaign trail

Nikki Haley's controversial response to a question about the Civil War sparks criticism and highlights her struggle to address issues of race on the campai...

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Nikki Haley clarifies Civil War remarks, acknowledges slavery's role

Republican candidate Nikki Haley stumbles on Civil War remarks, takes a detour without mentioning slavery. Cleanup efforts ensue amidst criticism.

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Black Republican lawmaker slams Nikki Haley’s Civil War flop

‘This really doesn’t matter because Trump is going to be the nominee,’ Florida Republican says after criticising Haley

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US presidential hopeful Haley fails to say slavery caused Civil War

The GOP presidential contender later amended her response to a question from an attendee at a campaign event.

Al Jazeera

Nikki Haley didn't say slavery caused the Civil War. Now she's facing major backlash

At a campaign event in New Hampshire Wednesday, the former S.C. governor didn't mention slavery as a cause of the Civil War, sparking controversy. Now she's walking back those comments.

WEKU

Haley blames "plant" for Civil War gaffe

"What do you want me to say about slavery?" Haley asked a voter at a town hall

Salon

Nikki Haley clarifies stance on Civil War, addresses slavery question

Presidential candidate Nikki Haley addresses questions on the cause of the Civil War, emphasizing freedom and individual rights while dealing with campaign...

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Nikki Haley declines to say slavery was cause of US civil war

Republican presidential candidate discussed role of government in response to voter’s question but walked it back on Thursday

The Guardian - US

Joe Biden slams Nikki Haley for failing to mention slavery when asked what caused Civil War

‘What do you want me to say about slavery? Next question,’ Haley says when called out by voter at New Hampshire town hall

The Independent UK

Nikki Haley, asked what caused the Civil War, leaves out slavery. It's not the first time

Nikki Haley was asked Wednesday by a New Hampshire voter about the reason for the Civil War, and she didn’t mention slavery in her response

The Independent UK

At least 20% of NHS suppliers at ‘high risk’ of modern slavery use, review says

Many makers of PPE and surgical instruments are based in China, where about 100,000 people may be trapped in forced labour

The Guardian - UK

Americans lose billions in modern-day slavery crypto scam

Americans cheated out of billions in a scam run from forced labor camps in Myanmar. Discover the shocking truth behind this modern-day slavery.

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Modern slavery ‘a feature’ of care sector in England since Brexit

End of free movement of workers from EU has significantly increased possibilities of exploitation, care watchdog tells MPs

The Guardian - UK

New York will set up a commission to consider reparations for slavery

New York state will create a commission tasked with considering reparations to address the persistent, harmful effects of slavery in the state under a bill signed into law by Gov. Kathy Hochul on Tuesday

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Scottish council vote to replace slave trade plaque removed by descendant

EDINBURGH City Council has voted to replace a plaque addressing legacies of slavery and colonialism previously removed by a descendent of Henry…

Salon

Were the Confederates right? Spoiler: no

Peter Radan argues the South had every right to bust up the "slaveholders' union." Intriguing! But not convincing

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Prisoners are suing Alabama over forced labor, calling it a 'form of slavery'

In a lawsuit filed this week, a group of current and former Alabama prisoners say they have been coerced into providing cheap labor to the state and to private employers.

The Guardian - UK

Maybe we should be able to laugh at anything. But slavery?

Nothing should be taboo for comedy or satire. But a Sky TV project raises the question, who is telling the joke and writing the script, asks writer and broadcaster Nels Abbey

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The Independent UK

Book Review: 'Soldier of Destiny' traces Ulysses S. Grant's complicated route before the White House

Historian John Reeves examines Ulysses S

The Guardian - UK

Sky defends slavery inheritance show from accusations of tone-deafness

Channel says Forty Acres, comedy drama about slavery inheritance from W1A team, is not comedy about slavery

The Conversation

The Napoléon that Ridley Scott and Hollywood won’t let you see

Critics have been raking Ridley Scott’s new movie about Napoléon Bonaparte over the coals for its many historical inaccuracies.

Salon

The path to dictatorship and democracy

Elections in American history have heralded both the beginning of Civil War and the end of slavery

The Guardian - UK

Archaeologists unearth ‘most shocking example of Roman slavery’ at Pompeii

Cramped bakery with barred windows believed to be where enslaved people were forced to work

Cycling News

Shimano factory conditions ‘akin to modern slavery’, investigation claims

Malaysian supplier strenuously denies exploiting Nepali migrant workers

The Independent UK

Barbados PM says country owed $4.9tn in reparations

Mia Mottley denounces ‘conspiracy of silence’ that has diminished horrors faced during colonial slavery

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