Books do more than just tell stories—they open doors into lives we might never otherwise see. This World Book Day, my colleagues and I [...]
Category: Prison slavery
California turned its back on abolition—but we can’t stop
Slavery still exists in the United States. That’s not hyperbole—it’s the reality written into the constitutions of many states and, [...]
Virginia elected officials seek to glorify slavery legacies
Freedom United works to abolish all forms of modern slavery, wherever they may exist across the globe. While our focus is on the [...]
Martin Luther King Jr., prisons, and the 13th Amendment
In 1963, Martin Luther King wrote the “Letter from Birmingham Jail”, which, more than sixty years later, speaks eloquently to the [...]
What will it take to outlaw slavery in the U.S.?
“I spent 25 years in slavery. It was traumatizing, it was painful, physically and mentally. I felt sub-human, demeaned, socially [...]
Our message to Congress to abolish slavery
Freedom United joins a national coalition launching the #EndTheException campaign fighting to abolish constitutional slavery and [...]