Slave Tokens, Slave Penny, Medals, Anti-Slavery etc.?

Sadly it still does in some parts of the world. A political party right here in our own country would like us to forget and you know what happens when people forget history I'm sure.

 

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Yeah, to some non-history buffs the Civil War seems so far distant. However, consider this perspective: Did you know all or at least most of your grandparents? The vast majority of us know / knew at least most of our grandparents, if not all of them. I'm 38 years old. My grandparents' grandparents were the ones who fought in the Civil War or lived through those times. So the relationships we have with them are similar to the ones they had with the folks who saw it first hand.

It doesn't seem that long ago now, does it?

 

Btw, I have two tokens from the era, but they are "hard times" tokens with store names on them. Neither have an anti-slavery message. Both are NGC certified (one details due to rim damage).

 

One on ebay right now.

I guess, form your description, the british one:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/2-Am-I-not-...181?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2351d3240d

 

One of my favorite banknotes is the Victor Schoelcher note from Reunion. Schoelcher was a French abolitionist in the 19th century, and a numismatic collection of slavery-related items could contain this and the other Schoelcher notes. It is a beautiful design showing Scholecher on the front holding a shackle, and a local family on the back.





I put together an article a few years back that might be an interesting read
http://www.frenchbanknotes.com/articles/schoelcher.php

 

Yeah, all of them are like that, not sure why, I'm back to show my graded slave token and I just noticed your N question. My guess is it's done on purpose.

 

I recently obtained a piece of script from a plantation that was used to pay labourers, ie former slaves. I am hoping when all the dust settles after the opening of the African American History Museum in Washington DC to donate the piece, it is a unique and telling part of history.

 

Yeah, only Americans are/were the problem. From Wikipedia:

Contemporary slavery, also known as modern slavery, refers to the institutions of slavery that continue to exist in the present day. Estimates of the number of slaves today range from around 21 million[1]-29 million[2][3][4][5] to 46 million.[6][7]

Modern slavery is a multibillion-dollar industry with estimates of up to $35 billion generated annually.[needs update] The United Nationsestimates that roughly 27 to 30 million individuals are currently caught in the slave trade industry.[needs update][8] India has the most slaves of any country, at roughly 18.4 million.[9]China is second with 3.4 million slaves, followed by Pakistan (2.1 million), Bangladesh(1.5 million), and Uzbekistan (1.2 million). By percentages of the population living in slavery, North Korea tops with 4.4% (about 1.1 million people out of 25 million), followed by Uzbekistan (4% of its population), Cambodia(1.6%), India, (1.4%) and Qatar (1.4%).[7]

Mauritania was the last nation to officially abolish slavery, doing so in 2007; yet 4.3% of the population still remains enslaved.[needs update][10] Despite being illegal in every nation, slavery is still present in several forms today.

Slavery also exists in advanced democratic nations, for example the UK where Home Officeestimates suggest 10,000 to 13,000 victims.[needs update] This includes, forced workof various kinds, such as forced prostitution.[11]The UK has recently made an attempt to combat modern slavery via the Modern Slavery Act 2015. Large commercial organisations are now required to publish a slavery and human trafficking statement in regard to their supply chains for each financial year.

 

Living in Charleston, I see "slave tags" quite often around here. These copper ID badges were worn by slaves to identify their occupation. I don't own any, but I know a couple of people here who have extensive collections of them.