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The 19th century the expansion of cotton plantations in the south increased the demand for labor boosting the slave trade from africa by the time the 13th amendment which abolished slavery was passed under president abraham lincoln in 1865 toward the end of the civil war there were about 4 million slaves in the us. According to the global slavery index more than 40 million people are trapped in modern day slavery including 55 million children like mabel many of them are from poor communities in africa or east asia where poverty corruption crime and discrimination make them vulnerable to human traffickers. Child psychologist and race relations expert dr beverly daniel tatum began conversations about slavery with her child when he was 4 she suggests using picture books to begin conversations about slavery and opposing injustice check out tatums article its not so black and white in scholastic teacher magazine for more 3. Today slavery is illegal in almost every country yet it continues to exist all over the world modern day slaves arent captured stacked like cattle on slave ships and sold in chains at public auctions they are men women and children lured by the promise of a job and a better life. Junior scholastic magazine has everything you need to bring current events into your classroom age appropriate news stories social studies connections media literacy features and more