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The Slave Next Door: Human Trafficking and Slavery in America TodayTens of thousands of people from every part of the globe (including U.S. citizens) are living in slavery today in America. They are controlled by violence, paid nothing, and forced to work until they die, escape, or are rescued. Authors Ron Soodalter and Kevin Bales describe this horrific condition in their definitive book, The Slave Next Door: Human Trafficking and Slavery in America Today, which presents for the first time, a comprehensive and compelling account of modern-day slavery in the Land of the Free. Description | Read an Excerpt | Praise 
Hanging Captain GordonOn a frosty day in late February 1862, hundreds gathered in New York City's "Tombs" prison to watch the execution of Nathaniel Gordon. A sea captain from an old and respected Portland, Maine family, Gordon was about to become the only man in the history of the United States to be hanged for slave trading. What events led up to this pivotal moment? In Hanging Captain Gordon, Ron Soodalter explores the many compelling issues that came together to seal one man's fate. Description | Read an Excerpt | Praise |
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