Solution For Modern Day Slavery
By: Siena Gunari
Background on Slavery
Slavery in America in 1800s
Slavery Today
Shows Places with the most slaves in darker color
Facts on Modern Day Slavery
- Slaves today are cheaper than they have ever been.
- In the U.S., slavery often takes forms in sex slavery
- Slavery is illegal everywhere, yet is very popular in some places
- Slavery is growing
- People often get lured into slavery by being offered a job
- Slaves cannot get out of slavery because they have huge amounts of debt that formed and are also often physically trapped
- Over half of the victims of slavery are women or girls
Slaves pan for gold in Ghana
Solutions
Kids in India carrying bricks on their head
Works Cited
History.com Staff. "Slavery in America." History.com. A&E Television Networks, 01 Jan. 2009. Web. 02 May 2016.
History.com Staff. "Slavery in America." History.com. A&E Television Networks, 01 Jan. 2009. Web. 29 Apr. 2016.
"How Can I Recognize Trafficking Victims?" How Can I Recognize Trafficking Victims? US Department of State, 24 July 2004. Web. 29 Apr. 2016.
"Slavery Today | Different Types of Human Trafficking - End Slavery Now."Slavery Today | Different Types of Human Trafficking - End Slavery Now. End Slavery NOW, 2016. Web. 29 Apr. 2016.
Khazan, Olga. "A Fascinating Map of the Worst Countries for Modern Slavery." The Atlantic. Atlantic Media Company, 20 June 2013. Web. 29 Apr. 2016.
Jr., Henry Louis Gates. "How Many Slaves Came to America? Fact vs. Fiction." The Root. N.p., 05 Jan. 2014. Web. 02 May 2016.