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Are there still slaves in America?

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Yet, slavery is still alive and well in America today, only it's not as obvious. Human Trafficking Keeps Slavery Alive. Human trafficking is a global problem, and the US is not immune to its effects. As the FBI puts it: It’s sad but true: here in this country, people are being bought, sold, and smuggled like modern-day slaves. read more

We think of slavery as a practice of the past, an image from Roman colonies or 18th-century American plantations, but the practice of enslaving human beings as property still exists. There are 29.8 million people living as slaves right now, according to a comprehensive new report issued by the Australia-based Walk Free Foundation. read more

Yes, slavery still does exist here in the United States in many forms. Mainly in sex slavery and labor slavery. Young teen girls and young women are smuggled into the United States illegally and forced into the sex industry. There are two basic forms of labor slavery here in the United States. Examples: 1.) High paying jobs being sent overseas. read more

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