1.0Red Lettershttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/redlettersTom Davishttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/redletters/author/tdavis27 million slaves & 8 survivors - Red Lettersrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="OFVxwDkAeK"><a href="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/redletters/2012/03/27-million-slaves-8-survivors.html">27 million slaves & 8 survivors</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/redletters/2012/03/27-million-slaves-8-survivors.html/embed#?secret=OFVxwDkAeK" width="600" height="338" title="“27 million slaves & 8 survivors” — Red Letters" data-secret="OFVxwDkAeK" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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27 million. That’s the estimated number of modern day slaves. Including all forms of slavery such as child labor, forced prostitution, domestic servitude, debt bondage, etc. 27 million. For comparison, 27 million people is triple the population of New York City. 27 million is the combined population of Florida and Georgia. Imagine every man woman…http://blog.beliefnet.com/redletters/files/2012/03/safehouse1.jph_-150x150.jpg