Slavery Is Not Dead

I had always fuzzily assumed that after the Civil War in the United States, slavery was no longer a fact of life. Not so. The American Anti-Slavery Group has an extensive website which outlines the truth about slavery in the world today. Slavery may no longer be socially acceptable, but it still exists—even in the U.S. The site says that "According to CIA estimates, over 100,000 people are enslaved in the U.S. today. These victims (typically from the third world) are trafficked to locations across the country to work as domestic, sex, factory, or agricultural slaves. Law enforcement authorities have only recently recognized the extent of this modern day slavery, and are just now introducing response programs." Slavery is, unfortunately, a global phenomenan. If you click on the site's map, you'll be able to see information about slavery world-wide. As with any good site-with-a-cause, in addition to a great deal of information, this site also offers guidelines for activists (experienced and beginner). Via memepool.