I have said this for years: "Don't complain about history when it's current events." In Memphis, the War of the Great Rebellion (AKA the American Civil War) and slavery is brought up or alluded to almost every city council meeting. "Your ancestors enslaved my ancestors!" kind of thing. And, I have been talking about how slavery is still prevalent, and the "Maybe we'll get around to abolishing it, next year" in other parts of the world. Then I find this: Nearly 36 million people are slaves, Qatar in focus: global index.
The index defines slavery as the control or possession of people in such a way as to deprive them of their freedom with the intention of exploiting them for profit or sex, usually through violence, coercion or deception.
The definition includes indentured servitude, forced marriage and the abduction of children to serve in wars.
So, forced exploitation of your fellow man is still going strong today.
The index showed that 10 countries alone account for 71 percent of the world's slaves.
After India [14.3 million], China has the most with 3.2 million, then Pakistan (2.1 million), Uzbekistan (1.2 million), Russia (1.05 million), Nigeria (834,200), Democratic Republic of Congo (762,900), Indonesia (714,100), Bangladesh (680,900) and Thailand (475,300).
To all of those who claim they are enslaved, I suggest you look elsewhere and see how much better their lives are compared to those who are in active bondage.