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Legacy of Douglass, Equiano and abolitionist movement must inspire trade union movement today

Today, 23 August, is the International Day for Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition.  Pointing out that the campaign to abolish chattel slavery was driven by formerly enslaved persons such as Oloudah Equiano and Frederick Douglass, who inspired … Continue reading

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