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Get your slaves—cheap

Posted by Georgia Ann Mullen on October 12, 2011  | Leave a comment (4)

You can own a slave for $90. You can’t even buy a coat for $90.
At that dirt cheap price there must be thousands of people being sold. Millions even. So, if you want to start a sure-fire business, become a slave trader. Capture some people—particularly women and children—ship them halfway around the world and rake [...]

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Women: just pawns in the game

Posted by Georgia Ann Mullen on August 9, 2011  | Leave a comment (2)

Mobster and human smuggler Bill Bedini was back in Albania after jumping bail in Texas.
“This [is] payback to your Uncle Edmond for when I was in the United States,” he said as he beat two young women, nieces of the Albanian man who testified against him in the U.S. A human weed, Bedini [...]

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Tampa Bay hub for human trafficking

Posted by Georgia Ann Mullen on July 25, 2011  | Leave a comment (0)

Many people know the phrase “modern day slavery” but don’t realize it’s happening in their hometowns.
Florida state representative Rachel Burgin admits she was unaware of the problem’s severity until she attended a national conference in Washington, D.C. and sat next to a woman who started an international organization to stop human trafficking.
“She told me [...]

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Make slavery a household word

Posted by Georgia Ann Mullen on July 23, 2011  | Leave a comment (0)

I was nearly speechless last week when a friend asked, “What is modern day slavery?”
“Women forced into prostitution,” I blurted. “Forced farm labor!” Is what I see and read about every day invisible to the average American?
Twenty-seven million people–the population of Saudi Arabia–are enslaved today. Human trafficking is so lucrative drug dealers are getting out [...]

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Slavery continues despite war, amendment

Posted by Georgia Ann Mullen on February 6, 2011  | Leave a comment (1)

This year marks the 150th anniversary of the start of the Civil War. While the war was fought over a fusion of slavery and states’ rights issues, slavery didn’t end in the United States until December 1865 with passage of the 13th Amendment to the Constitution. Or did it? Consider these current event stories:
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