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Why Slavery Endures

Its Past, Present, and Future

Edited By: David W. Bulla

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Slavery, seemingly abolished in the nineteenth century, was never eradicated. With an estimated 21 to 46 million slaves today, its legacy endures. These essays critically examine the historical roots of slavery, the issue of reparations, and contemporary human trafficking.

This book examines slavery, an antiquated, ugly, inhumane practice, seemingly abolished in the nineteenth century, yet never eradicated. The legacies of historical slavery have become…

This book examines slavery, an antiquated, ugly, inhumane practice, seemingly abolished in the nineteenth century, yet never eradicated. The legacies of historical slavery have become increasingly subject to public debate, manifested in calls for reparations, the UNESCO Slave Route Project, and in the dismantling of Confederate monuments in the United States. NGOs have researched and publicized the extent of contemporary slavery, which some of the essays in this collection discuss. This area of inquiry intersects with wider debates about the legacies of colonialism and structural racism—which could be seen in the Rhodes Must Fall campaigns in South Africa and Oxford. NGOs estimate that there are between 21 and 46 million slaves worldwide today. The essays gathered here critically examine the historical roots of slavery, the issue of reparations, and deconstruct contemporary human trafficking.

David W. Bulla is a Professor of Communication at the Pamplin College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences of Augusta University, USA. His research focuses on the history of journalism. His publications include the book Lincoln’s Censor (2008), as well as Journalism in the Civil War Era (2010) and Lincoln Mediated: The President and the Press through Nineteenth Century Media (2015) with Gregory A. Borchard, and Sensationalism: Murder, Mayhem, Mudslinging, Scandals, and Disasters in 19th Century Reporting (2013) with David B. Sachsman. He is Assistant Editor of Journalism History and Associate Editor of The Southeastern Review of Journalism History. He earned a PhD in Mass Communication from the University of Florida and an MA in Journalism from Indiana University.