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Slavery
Article
05.18.2021
While 10 May marks the commemoration of France’s abolition of slavery in 1848, more than 170 years on, this tragic phenomenon remains a reality. The number of victims worldwide, in the form of forced...
Video
09.04.2019
After abolishing slavery, the French government compensated... the slave owners! A team of historians is uncovering new complexities of France's painful past.
Article
09.01.2015
Whether for refugees, displaced populations or migrants, camps are a new element of global society, says researcher Michel Agier, who directed a book on the subject.