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Speaker at Gorée reflection urges careful language on slavery, highlights new forms of exploitation
2729507 · March 21, 2025
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A speaker reflecting on Gorée Island’s House of Slaves said the site preserves memory of the transatlantic trade and urged updating the public discourse to distinguish captivity from slavery and to address modern forced labor, forced prostitution and child labor.
A speaker at an event referencing Gorée Island’s House of Slaves said the site ‘‘crystallizes’’ the memories of the transatlantic slave trade and called for careful use of language when describing history and contemporary forms of exploitation. The speaker said the island’s streets, buildings and forts each tell…
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