Child migrants
February 1, 2007 12:04 AM Subscribe
A moving, four-part audio documentary tells the story of as many as 150,000 children of the British poor, sent to populate Australia, Canada, and other colonies with "good, white stock".
The Leaving of Liverpool is also an excellent mini-series on the topic.
posted by goo at 12:13 AM on February 1, 2007
posted by goo at 12:13 AM on February 1, 2007
Rapes in religious schools? Like, nuns and priests, or lay (ahem) workers?
Geez, I can't seem to get away from tales of sex abuse of kids in the blue today. I guess I'll go look at the Minnesota politician thread.
posted by pax digita at 11:20 AM on February 1, 2007
Geez, I can't seem to get away from tales of sex abuse of kids in the blue today. I guess I'll go look at the Minnesota politician thread.
posted by pax digita at 11:20 AM on February 1, 2007
Being the wrong religion or the wrong skin color has been a liability at many times and places in history, but being poor has always been out of style, ever since the concepts of "wealth" and "poverty" came into being.
A great degree of oppression throughout history is sometimes immediately associated as religious or racial persecution, when it is really just the persecution of the lowest rung of the socio-economic ladder.
Of course, it was often no accident that certain groups occupied that bottom rung.
posted by Ynoxas at 12:50 PM on February 1, 2007
A great degree of oppression throughout history is sometimes immediately associated as religious or racial persecution, when it is really just the persecution of the lowest rung of the socio-economic ladder.
Of course, it was often no accident that certain groups occupied that bottom rung.
posted by Ynoxas at 12:50 PM on February 1, 2007
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