2014 January-February
In his 1789 speech opening a parliamentary debate about slavery, famous English statesman William Wilberforce described the misery of African slaves taken in transit to the Americas. He revealed the horrifying statistics that 4 percent of slaves met their end before sailing, 12 percent perished during their voyage and another 33 percent died very soon after arrival. This man, whose tireless efforts almost single-handedly brought about the legislation to end slavery in Great Britain, told his audience, “You can look the other way, but you can never say again that you did not know.”
2014 January-February
Are you alert to the signs of the times, or are you among the billions remaining asleep?
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