Samuel Cotton by Student - Welford, Jake T. https://padlet.com/jakewelford1/qri4hbdgl28iploc en-us 2021-05-03 13:06:44 UTC 2026-02-16 00:23:35 UTC hello@padlet.com Samuel Cotton jakewelford1 https://padlet.com/jakewelford1/qri4hbdgl28iploc/wish/1485033893 Born January 24th 1947
Died December 20th 2003]]> 2021-05-03 13:08:59 UTC https://padlet.com/jakewelford1/qri4hbdgl28iploc/wish/1485033893 What did he do? jakewelford1 https://padlet.com/jakewelford1/qri4hbdgl28iploc/wish/1485042521 He was an American Anti-slavery activists and a spokesman for contemporary slavery in Mauritania and Sudan. In the early 1990s Samuel was a reporter for "the City Sun" he was assigned to investigate Allegations of African Americans being enslaved by Arabs in north African countries. In 1995 Samuel wanted to draw attention to the problem so he organized a meeting at The University Of Columbia.]]> 2021-05-03 13:10:52 UTC https://padlet.com/jakewelford1/qri4hbdgl28iploc/wish/1485042521 More on his movement jakewelford1 https://padlet.com/jakewelford1/qri4hbdgl28iploc/wish/1485080716 Samuels next initiative was to make a organization similar to how freedman's Reconstruction era. Samuel wanted to help the runaway slaves get things like food, clothing and shelter.]]> 2021-05-03 13:18:57 UTC https://padlet.com/jakewelford1/qri4hbdgl28iploc/wish/1485080716 jakewelford1 https://padlet.com/jakewelford1/qri4hbdgl28iploc/wish/1485108962 Video Link]]> 2021-05-03 13:24:40 UTC https://padlet.com/jakewelford1/qri4hbdgl28iploc/wish/1485108962 Personal Reflection jakewelford1 https://padlet.com/jakewelford1/qri4hbdgl28iploc/wish/1485124462 to me this is an important topic because there should not still be slavery going on anywhere in the world. Everyone is equal and we all should be treated this way]]> 2021-05-03 13:27:53 UTC https://padlet.com/jakewelford1/qri4hbdgl28iploc/wish/1485124462 Quotes jakewelford1 https://padlet.com/jakewelford1/qri4hbdgl28iploc/wish/1485136072 “Those who deny freedom to others, deserve it not for themselves”
Abraham Lincoln

“Human beings are born with different capacities. If they are free, they are not equal. And if they are equal, they are not free.”
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn]]> 2021-05-03 13:30:22 UTC https://padlet.com/jakewelford1/qri4hbdgl28iploc/wish/1485136072 jakewelford1 https://padlet.com/jakewelford1/qri4hbdgl28iploc/wish/1485166327 2021-05-03 13:36:35 UTC https://padlet.com/jakewelford1/qri4hbdgl28iploc/wish/1485166327