Latest Slavery News

Jimmy Carter's life intersected with slavery's legacy. His record on Civil Rights is complicated

Jan. 08, 2025 16:41 PM EST

ATLANTA (AP) — Young Jimmy Carter and his friends were walking across a pasture after a day’s farm labor during the Great Depression. As they came to a gate, his companions stood aside and let Carter enter first. This was no act of kindness or intuitive deference to a future U.S....

AP WAS THERE: Carter announces Middle East peace agreement

Dec. 31, 2024 00:10 AM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — ___ EDITORS: As part of its coverage of the death of former President Jimmy Carter, The Associated Press is looking back at major events in his life. Carter's success at Camp David negotiating a Mideast Peace agreement between Egypt and Israel was one of his...

Chinese workers found in 'slavery-like conditions' in Brazil taken to hotels as probe gets underway

Dec. 27, 2024 18:24 PM EST

CAMACARI, Brazil (AP) — Dozens of Chinese workers found by authorities in poor condition at a construction site in Brazil for electric vehicle automaker BYD have been taken and placed in hotels in the country's tropical northeast region. Local prosecutors alleged that the laborers...

Chinese automaker BYD slams reports of poor conditions at a factory site in Brazil

Dec. 26, 2024 03:21 AM EST

BANGKOK (AP) — A spokesperson for Chinese automaker BYD has objected to reports about poor conditions at a construction site in Brazil where it is building a factory, saying the allegations were aimed at “smearing” China and Chinese brands. Earlier in the week, a task force...