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Voice 1 Hello. Welcome to Spotlight. Im Rachel Hobson. Voice 2 And Im Marina Santee. This programme uses a special English method of broadcasting. It is easier for people to understand, no matter where in the world they live. Voice 3 I was born a sla
African Slavery and Trafficking 非洲奴隶制度与奴隶交易 Early in March, the government of the West African nation of Niger canceled a ceremony designed to give 7,000 slaves their freedom. Th
Topics: Andersonville Prison; garbage versus litter versus trash versus rubbish; downtime; pronouncing eight, height, and weight Words: Confederacy Union slavery to capture prisoner of war starvation disease skeleton war crimes to be hanged to execut
Great quantities of British goods were sent to the United States and were sold at very low prices. 大量英国货物运到美国并以非常低的价格卖出。 The demand for American goods fell off. Mill owners closed their mills. 对美国货物的
Explanation: In 1860, there were approximately four million slaves (or people who are owned and have to work without being paid) in the United States. By 1865, there were no slaves because they had all been given freedom. Their freedom came from Pres
William: Hello and welcome to Entertainment! Im William Kremer. Here at BBC Learning English dot com, were running a short season of programmes marking the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the slave trade. This significant anniversary hasnt been
SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Brazil is believed to have one of the largest archives of photographs of slavery in the world. Slavery ended so late in Brazil in 1888 and coincided with the beginning of photography. Many of the pictures are unknown outside of Bra
Robyn Williams: If you read about ancient Greece it's uplifting to recognise how free and egalitarian they were, and how this enlightenment was the basis for the rise of culture for drama, philosophy, the growth of natural science and an understandin
And indeed, in the handful of places that the Bible talks about homosexuality, it's almost always in the context of a discussion of idolatry because homosexuality was very much associated with certain pagan practices. 而且事实上,在圣经寥寥几
VOA Learning English presents Americas Presidents. Today we are talking about Franklin Pierce, the 14th president of the United States. He took office in 1853 at age 48. At that time, he was the youngest person elected to the White House. Pierce was
We live in slavery to a past we cannot escape, And I say it's worth it to just start again... again. We've focused so long on ideals of freedom That it is this very belief that oppresses us. We all want to be free, yet we find ways to Forfeit liberty
What brought Lincoln back to politics was the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854. For a long time, Americans had been arguing about slavery. Should it be legal? And if so, where? In 1820, Missouri had become a state. Slavery was legal there. At that time, C
Once again Lincoln asked Douglas to debate him. This time, Douglas had to accept. In 1858, seven debates were held in different towns all over Illinois. The main issue was slavery. People poured in from neighboring states to listen. The whole country
I truly believe, if we can see one another as fellow human beings, then it becomes very difficult to tolerate atrocities like slavery. 我确实相信,当我们把他们当做同胞就会很难容忍奴役这样的暴行。 These images are not of is
But the fraudulent slave-state legislature had already provided for holding a constitutional convention at Lecompton. 但是,诡诈的主张奴隶制的立法机关已经规定在利康顿召开一次制宪会议, This convention was controlled b
Slavery is one of the biggest tragedies of our history. The terrible thing is that it still happens today in many countries. It has been around since the beginning of our history. Some experts say that philosophers like Aristotle believed some people
RAY SUAREZ:New Year's Day marks the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation, and the National Archives in Washington, D.C., honors the occasion with a rare public viewing. It's one of the defining documents of American democracy, issued on
THE MAKING OF A NATION #68 - Pre-Election, 1840 By Frank Beardsley Broadcast: Thursday, June 24, 2004 (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: THE MAKING OF A NATION -- a program in Special English. (MUSIC) President Marti
Controversies Threaten World Conference Against Racism Lisa Schlein Geneva 14 Aug 2001 15:37 UTC The United Nations is continuing negotiations to resolve several issues threatening to sink the World C
Voice 1 Hello, Im Marina Santee. Voice 2 And Im Rachel Hobson. Welcome to Spotlight. This programme uses a special English method of broadcasting. It is easier for people to understand, no matter where in the world they live. Voice 1 London. The year