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The “Roots” remake is a reminder that yes, America needs more movies about slavery  qz.com

Looking at What’s Wrong to See What’s Right  American Historical Association

Sisterhood and Slavery in “The Woman King”  The New Yorker

Brazil's heart-breaking site of two million enslaved Africans  BBC

BU Historians Weigh In on Ron DeSantis’ Slavery Remarks and His Defense of Florida’s Controversial Social Studies Curriculum  Boston University

"Belle": young love in shadow of the slave trade  People's World

Piracy and the Atlantic Slave Trade  historyisnowmagazine.com

Quick, cheap and vulnerable: Siddharth Kara on the persistence of modern slavery  Harvard Kennedy School

Lesson of the Day: ‘A Jane Austen Museum Wants to Discuss Slavery. Will Her Fans Listen?’ (Published 2021)  The New York Times

‘Gold Coast’ Director Daniel Dencik Depicts West African Slave Trade  Variety

Dahomey : “Our heritage comes back to make us ask questions”—but what are the questions?  World Socialist Web Site

Ireke: The Nigerian slave rebellion film the World has been waiting for  P.M. News

A Movie No One Should Miss  Mackinac Center

Ancestors in the Americas  PBS

The Woman King: A Review  The Black Wall Street Times

How Britain is facing up to its hidden slavery history  BBC

Britain’s Slave Empire, as the Sun Set (Published 2007)  The New York Times

Belle: The woman who ended slavery?  BBC

You People’s Outrageous Antisemitism  Aish.com

'Such brutality': tricked into slavery in the Thai fishing industry  The Guardian

Sound of Freedom: This Christian film on child trafficking has become a weapon of the culture wars  Premier Christianity Magazine

Award-Winning Movie on Malawi’s Tobacco Farmers Draws Parallels Around Globe  Stopping Tobacco Organizations and Products

‘Sound of Freedom’ Producer Unveils New Film Exposing Child Trafficking in America  Crosswalk.com

Human Trafficking: How TV Shows And Movies Get It Wrong  Global Citizen

Sankofa movie review & film summary  Roger Ebert

'the Woman King': the True History of the Agojie and Their Role in the Slave Trade  Business Insider

A Must-Watch: Hidden Black History Facts in ‘Leave The World Behind’  The Root

Smaller Than Africa  Book and Film Globe