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History Of Slavery: The End It Movement

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Many times when someone hears the word slave our minds automatically think about a slave in context of the pre civil war era. Yet, today there are 27 million people around the world trapped in slavery. People are enslaved through forced labor, bonded labor and human trafficking. According to the enditmovement.com slavery exists in 167 countries around the world, which is 85 % of all the nations, even though on paper it is illegal.
The END IT movement is a coalition of many organizations joined together to raise awareness and is pushing to see slavery destroyed. The movement officially launched on February 1, 2013 and when it began it was only made up of 7 different non-profit organizations that all work to restore, rescue and prevent human

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