Religious violence; Christian history...

Slavery from biblical times until now

The image was taken from the seal of the
Committee for the Abolition of the Slave Trade, founded 1787

Overview of human slavery

Quotations

A brief history of slavery:

	16th to 18th century including the start of the abolition movement
	From the 19th century until now

Religious links to slavery:

	Slavery in the Bible: (Background; biblical passages)
	Christianity and slavery
	How religions changed (and are changing) their teachings on slavery, and other topics

Recent slavery:

	Slavery by the Nazi regime in Germany during World War II
	Allegations of slavery of "comfort women" by Japan during World War II: Two perspectives

Contemporary slavery:

	Countries where slavery is still practiced
	Slavery in Sudan

A proposed "Day of Remembrance" of slavery

Did Slavery cause the U.S. Civil War?

A list of Internet references and books for further study

William Lee Miller, "Arguing About Slavery: The Great Battle in the United States Congress." Alfred A. Knopf, (1996), Page 139.
"Interfaith Relations and the Churches," a Policy Statement of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A. See: http://bruno.ncccusa.org/interfaith/ifr.html
Quotation from an interview of John Ashcroft by the Southern Partisan magazine, 1999. (Ashcroft was confirmed as U.S. Attorney General in 2001-FEB.) Quoted in "Echoes of slavery as Bush nominees back confederacy," The Guardian, at: http://www.guardianunlimited.co.uk/bush/story/
Fiqh us-Sunnah, Volume 3, Number 67. This is a group of sayings attributed to Muhammad. They were collected by his followers shortly after his death.
Gary DeMar, "Does the Bible Support Slavery?," American Vision�, at: http://www.americanvision.org/
"A brief history of the American Civil War," at: http://www.factasy.com/
"A new film 'Amazing Grace' inspires a new abolitionist movement," National Council of Churches, 2007-JAN-26, at: http://www.ncccusa.org/
"Garrison�s Defense of His Positions," Teaching American History, at: http://www.teachingamericanhistory.org/