Enslaved True Stories of Modern Day Slavery [Paperback]

Twenty-seven million people are estimated to be held in slavery around the world today. This collection of first-hand accounts will raise awareness and show how slavery is thriving in the twenty first century. From poverty-stricken countries to affluent American suburbs, slaves toil as sweatshop workers, sex slaves, migrant workers, domestic servants, and chattel slaves. This groundbreaking collection includes accounts written by ten former slaves and slaveholders in Southeast Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and the United States. From Micheline, a Haitian girl who wound up as a domestic worker in Connecticut, to Abdel, a Mauritanian slave owner turned abolitionist, these are stories that will heighten awareness of a global human rights crisis that can no longer be ignored.

Jesse SageandLiora Kastenare associate directors of the American Anti-Slavery Group. Sage has appeared on NPR, BET, Pacifica Radio, and has spoken widely across the country.Fast Companyrecognized him as one of its Fast 50 social innovators for his development of activist web-portal iAbolish.com.

Foreword: The Imperative to Listen and Then Act;G.Steinem
Introduction: Behind the Stories: Modern Day Slavery in Context;J.Sage&L.Kasten
The Journey of an Orphan: In and Out of Bondage from Haiti to Connecticut;M.Slattery
I Am Not Abeeda: Surviving Ten Years of Slavery in Sudan;A.Bak
Snapshots from My Life as a Slave in America;J.Leighton
Trapped on the Balcony: The Tale of a Sri Lankan Held Hostage in Lebanon;B.Fernando
Rescue by Email: The Desperate Plight of an Au Pair in Cairo;S.Juma
Laogai: Inside China's Forgotten Forced Labor Camps;H.Wu
Atop the Second Wave: Testimony from a Belarus Prison;Sveta
Amazing Grace in Mauritania: A Slave Owner's Awakening;A.Nasser Ould Yessa
Epilogue: Where You Come In;J.Sage&L.Kasten