Although slavery was abolished in the United States in the nineteenth century (and is no longer legal anywhere in the world), various forms of slavery persist in modern-day society, financially benefiting some, while adversely impacting the physical and psychological health of others.
Main points:
1. What is modern-day slavery?
2. How did it become so embedded in American society?
3. Describe the various forms of slavery that exist in America today
4. Why do human traffickers prey on the vulnerable for economic profit?
5. Physical, psychological, and economic effects of modern slavery
6. How can we fight to eradicate human trafficking in the United States, as well as globally?
Notes by Source
Source: "13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: …show more content…
Accessed December 14, 2015. http://richmondjusticeinitiative.com/human-trafficking/survival-stories/.
Notes: Holly Austin Smith (child sex trafficking survivor) – Smith shares her personal story and how easy she was coerced into the vicious world of human trafficking. At the age of fourteen, Smith wanted nothing more than her individual freedom and a little attention. Little did she know, that she was being manipulated into the inexorable clutches of a sex trafficking industry. Holly spent many years as a child prostitute on the streets of Atlantic City, New Jersey. Holly speaks about how she was lured into this business by a complete stranger.
Quote from the Prologue:
• June 1992, South …show more content…
From governments, legal, medical, social institutions, businesses to schools, local communities, individuals. We have to involve all. Traffickers are extremely well connected. We need to be, too.”
– Jana, survivor
Source: Sage, Jesse, and Liora Kasten, eds. Enslaved: True Stories of Modern Day Slavery. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2006.
Notes: Background information – Profile of a victim
Quotes:
• “The individuals victimized by modern-day slavery do not just have tough jobs or demanding bosses. They are not simply underage laborers or sweatshop workers. They are forced to work for no pay under the threat of violence” (Page 2).
• “Unlike the forms it assumed in past centuries, slavery today, almost never involves the legal buying and selling of individuals” (Page 2).
Notes: “The Journey of an Orphan: In and Out of Bondage from Haiti to Connecticut”
Micheline Slattery (originally from Haiti) shares her personal story. Orphaned at the age of five, Micheline began her life as a slave. As a teenager, she was trafficked as a domestic slave in the United States. She shares intimate details about her life trapped as a domestic servant (what she was expected to do on a daily basis, as well as the physical and mental abuse she
Main points:
1. What is modern-day slavery?
2. How did it become so embedded in American society?
3. Describe the various forms of slavery that exist in America today
4. Why do human traffickers prey on the vulnerable for economic profit?
5. Physical, psychological, and economic effects of modern slavery
6. How can we fight to eradicate human trafficking in the United States, as well as globally?
Notes by Source
Source: "13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: …show more content…
Accessed December 14, 2015. http://richmondjusticeinitiative.com/human-trafficking/survival-stories/.
Notes: Holly Austin Smith (child sex trafficking survivor) – Smith shares her personal story and how easy she was coerced into the vicious world of human trafficking. At the age of fourteen, Smith wanted nothing more than her individual freedom and a little attention. Little did she know, that she was being manipulated into the inexorable clutches of a sex trafficking industry. Holly spent many years as a child prostitute on the streets of Atlantic City, New Jersey. Holly speaks about how she was lured into this business by a complete stranger.
Quote from the Prologue:
• June 1992, South …show more content…
From governments, legal, medical, social institutions, businesses to schools, local communities, individuals. We have to involve all. Traffickers are extremely well connected. We need to be, too.”
– Jana, survivor
Source: Sage, Jesse, and Liora Kasten, eds. Enslaved: True Stories of Modern Day Slavery. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2006.
Notes: Background information – Profile of a victim
Quotes:
• “The individuals victimized by modern-day slavery do not just have tough jobs or demanding bosses. They are not simply underage laborers or sweatshop workers. They are forced to work for no pay under the threat of violence” (Page 2).
• “Unlike the forms it assumed in past centuries, slavery today, almost never involves the legal buying and selling of individuals” (Page 2).
Notes: “The Journey of an Orphan: In and Out of Bondage from Haiti to Connecticut”
Micheline Slattery (originally from Haiti) shares her personal story. Orphaned at the age of five, Micheline began her life as a slave. As a teenager, she was trafficked as a domestic slave in the United States. She shares intimate details about her life trapped as a domestic servant (what she was expected to do on a daily basis, as well as the physical and mental abuse she