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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: slave

slave stories: 4 news summaries


Jacko Bro 
 Plans Slavery 
 Theme Park 

Historians condemn $3.4B project

Feb 17, 09 9:32 AM CST
(Newser) - Michael Jackson's big brother Marlon wants to bring tourists to Nigeria by building a $3.4 billion resort—complete with an ever-so-slightly controversial slavery theme park, a replica slave ship, oh, and a Jackson Five exhibit, the Telegraph reports. Visitors to the park, located in Badagry, the departure point for... More »

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Nigeria • slave • amusement parks • theme park • slavery • Jackson Five • exploitation

 $621M Hill Visitor Center Opens 

Building will accommodate tourists visiting Capitol

Dec 2, 08 2:43 PM CST
(Newser) - Congressional leaders spoke today at the opening of the Capitol Visitor Center, the Hill reports. The center, which was heavily delayed throughout its 6 years construction and cost a well-over-budget $621 million, will be the first stop for visitors to the Capitol, who previously had to wait in long lines... More »

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Nancy Pelosi • Congress • Washington DC • slave • Capitol Hill • Abraham Lincoln • tourists

Miss. McCains Descended From Plantation Slaves

Mississippi descendants of McCain family slaves plan to vote for Obama

Oct 17, 08 8:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - The McCain family of Teoc, Miss., is watching this year's election with particular interest, the Wall Street Journal reports. The African-American clan is descended from plantation slaves owned by the family of John McCain's great-great-grandfather. The white and black McCains meet for regular family reunions, although the senator himself has... More »

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John McCain • slave • Mississippi • slavery • Election 2008 • African-Americans

Child Slavery Scandal Blows Up in China

Kids kidnapped, sent to work in brick kilns rescued in giant crackdown

Jun 16, 07 11:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - A child labor scandal is rocking rural China as information surfaces on kidnapped children forced to work as slaves in the country's brick factories. In crackdowns this week, nearly 50,000 police in two Chinese provinces have rescued 550 people, including dozens of the thousands of children believed to be... More »

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China • kidnapping • children • slave labor • slave • Henan Province • Shanxi Province • child labor • factory

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