Hacker News with Generative AI: Slavery

Remembering Matilda, the last survivor of the transatlantic slave trade (aljazeera.com)
January 13 marks 85 years since the death of Matilda, whose name at birth was Abake – meaning ‘born to be loved by all’ among the Tarkar people of Western Africa.

History, Slavery, Africa, Obituary

49 points by dxs 6 days ago | 40 comments

Brazil shuts BYD factory site over 'slavery' conditions (bbc.com)
Brazilian authorities have halted the construction of a factory for Chinese electric vehicle (EV) giant BYD, saying workers lived in conditions comparable to "slavery".

Brazil, BYD, Electric Vehicles, Labor Conditions, Slavery

11 points by peutetre 25 days ago | 4 comments

A slave narrative resurfaces after nearly 170 years (nytimes.com)
John S. Jacobs was a fugitive, an abolitionist — and the brother of the canonical author Harriet Jacobs. Now, his own fierce autobiography has re-emerged.

History, Literature, Slavery, Biography

129 points by cocacola1 53 days ago | 73 comments

Normans and Slavery: Breaking the Bonds (historytoday.com)
Whilst many Anglo-Saxons suffered under the Norman yoke, the Conquest came with the promise of freedom for England’s slaves.

History, Slavery, Norman Conquest

121 points by pepys 113 days ago | 86 comments

History, Art, Slavery, France

120 points by prismatic 190 days ago | 31 comments