Photo of the day

September 30, 2012 Leave a comment

From an Atlantic series on modern slavery:

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Accra, Ghana: Many of those enslaved had children with them while panning for gold, wading in waters poisoned by mercury that is used in the extraction process.  (Lisa Kristine)

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About Steve Greene
Professor of Political Science at NC State http://faculty.chass.ncsu.edu/shgreene

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