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Slavery today /

by 20160731 frey50
Additional authors: Lankford, Ronald D., -- 1962-
Series: At issue. Social issues Published by : Greenhaven Press, (Detroit :) , 2010 Physical details: 137 p. ; 23 cm. ISBN:9780737744408 (hbk.); 0737744405 (hbk.); 9780737744415 (pbk.); 0737744413 (pbk.).
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Slavery in the United States is a serious problem / Janet Gilmore -- Slavery is a serious international problem / E. Benjamin Skinner -- Important facts about slavery today / Carolyn Nye -- Slavery is different today versus yesterday / Cassandra Clifford -- Human trafficking assumes many forms / Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons -- Sex slavery is practiced in the United States / Catherine Edwards -- Human trafficking in the United States is difficult to document / Cathy Young -- Enormity of slavery problem overwhelms aid workers / Scott Carrier -- Economic development can end slavery / Sam Saverance -- Economic development causes slavery / Justin Guay -- Slave labor exists in the United States' agricultural industry / Elias Lawless -- Prison labor is state-funded slavery / Chris Levister -- Reparations for slavery no longer has public support / Walter Olson -- Reparations for past injustices is an ethical issue / Donald W. Shriver, Jr. -- Slavery must be abolished again / Mark P. Lagon -- Religion can play a role in abolishing slavery today / Austin Choi-Fitzpatrick.

From the Publisher: Greenhaven Presss At Issue series provides a wide range of opinions on individual social issues. Each volume focuses on a specific issue and offers a variety of perspectives-eyewitness accounts, governmental views, scientific analysis, newspaper and magazine accounts, and many more-to illuminate the issue. Extensive bibliographies and annotated lists of relevant organizations point to sources for further research. Enhancing critical thinking skills, each At Issue volume is an excellent research tool to help readers understand current social issues and prepare reports.