As they say, this is nothing more than modernday slavery. The name of the ministry is we are the new abolitionists. Joining us in the studio are beth fleisher, chair of Plymouth Churchs antitrafficking ministry, and taryn merkl, assistant u. S. Attorney in the Eastern District of new york and currently chief of civil rights for the criminal division. Thank you both for being here today. Thank you. First of all, we think of Human Trafficking i think many people think of it as something from years ago or from far away. How big is that here . Its a very definite problem, and it takes many different forms. Its very hard to get accurate numbers because, of course, it is illegal activity, but perhaps taryn can give you some ideas of the size of this problem. As you mentioned, the global problem is in upwards of 20 to 30 Million People, according to state department estimates and other estimates. And although we dont have precise figures for new york city because it is an illicit industry, th
On how to survive it. But first, most of us dont realize that 20. 9 Million People around the world are victims of Human Trafficking, now a 150billion global industry. Plymouth church in brooklyn was a stop on the underground railroad, with a noted history as an antiabolitionist church in the 19th century. Recently, they started an antitrafficking ministry. As they say, this is nothing more than modernday slavery. The name of the ministry is we are the new abolitionists. Joining us in the studio are beth fleisher, chair of Plymouth Churchs antitrafficking ministry, and taryn merkl, assistant u. S. Attorney in the Eastern District of new york and currently chief of civil rights for the criminal division. Thank you both for being here today. Thank you. First of all, we think of Human Trafficking i think many people think of it as something from years ago or from far away. How big is that here . Its a very definite problem, and it takes many different forms. Its very hard to get accurate
Freedom, the Hidden History of the underground railroad. Uncoveredbout how he ,he story of Sidney Howard gay one of the key organizers behind helping escaped slaves in new york city. Good evening. I am happy to be here with my esteemed colleague and friend, eric phonfoner. Some years ago, i was doing some research and as i approached the library desk to retrieve archival material, i saw that the staff was animatedly whispering and pointing, because there had just been a celebrity sighting. Eric foner. [laughter] you when i asked you what are doing, i got a modest, oh just checking out some things about the underground railroad. Book,e have is gateways to freedom. I look forward to interacting with you later this evening. Eric, you tell your readers that the story of the underground railroad is a jigsaw puzzle with many pieces missing. Usually, historians think of a question and go in search of documents. Sometimes we find extraordinary documents and let questions emerge. Why dont you t
Was animatedly whispering and pointing because there had been a celebrity sighting. Foner, of course. Doing,asked what you are i got a modest, checking things out about the underground railroad. Now of course, we have his magnificent book, gateway to freedom, about the underground railroad. You tell your readers of the story of the underground railroad, it is like a jigsaw puzzle with many pieces missing. Usually historians think of a question and go in search of documents to answer that question, but sometimes we find extraordinary documents and then left questions emerge from those documents. Why dont you tell us about the documents you found and the questions that it raised for you . Eric is this on . First of all, thank you to the museum for inviting me here. Thank you to martha for interrogating me. It is like being back in my oral exams from years ago. Yes, i have written a good number of books. Do you choosew what to write about . There is somet historical question that interest
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