“ But he couldn't feel self-pity in the face of the memorial. He hadn't lost nearly enough as these children, who'd lost their homeland and, in many cases,their whole families. Perhaps they had gained s… Peter Robinson
“ Added to the shock of the routine violation of their bodies was the trauma of having to relinquish their children to unknown slave-holders. [W.E.B.] Du Bois considered this physical, mental, and spiri… Aberjhani
“ Our guns were still strapped onto our backs, because a gun meant life. Without it there was no life in the LRA. After crossing the water and walking for a long time, there was a whisper in my heart, t… Grace Akallo
“ Ah, my dear friend Hassim, seems our paths cross once again, how fortunate for this humble Sheik. As Abdullah spoke in his usual self deprecating manner I realized that a favor was on the tip of his t… Nick Hahn
“ Although a handful of progressive individuals favoured independence from Spain, Cuba's economic elite was conservative, fearful of the economic and social consequences of a break with the colonial mot… Richard Gott
“ But whenever tragedy strikes, one is left either to die or with a plethora of ifs and buts to ponder over. Kudrat Dutta Chaudhary
“ I cannot fail these girls by diverting my eyes from the invisible residue of slavery that clings to them like a shadow. Marquita Burke-DeJesus
“ To those who are struggling. To talk about a struggle, you're likely to forget about it. To be shown a struggle, you're likely not to forget it. But, to live through a struggle, you'll understand it. Valerie Owens
“ Unfortunately, what anti-human trafficking NGOs [non-governmental organizations] really do is instead quite damaging: they normalize existent labor opportunities for women, no matter how low the pay,… Anne Elizabeth Moore
“ It’s funny, because we all read history and we think, ‘Oh, I would … have risen up, I would have fought, I would have been an abolitionist,' And I tell them, ‘No, you wouldn’t have. If you would have,… Tim Ballard (Operation Underground Railroad)
“ There is a slave trade still in this country—yes, the real and horrific sex and human trafficking trade run by organised criminal gangs, which is appalling and must be stopped. But there's the hidden… Carolyn Spring
“ Summer turns and marches away, fed up with being handled like a child. Like she’s a glass doll that might break at any minute. She hasn’t been a child since the day she was whipped into muteness. Anxi… Laura Kreitzer
“ No wonder prostitution is so rampant in China, I mused as I watched the four girls watch us: why stand on your feet all day for slave wages when you can get rich on your back? Tom Carter
“ In this great land of the free we call it human trafficking. And so long as we don’t partake in the luxury, ignoring slavery is of no consequence. It is much easier to look away and ignore the victims… D'Andre Lampkin
