Tonight at 11:30PM EST, ABC Nightline will air an episode inspired by the first chapter of A Crime So Monstrous: Face-to-Face with Modern-Day Slavery. The book by E. Benjamin Skinner's, has been heavily touted and a much needed eye opener into the world of modern day slavery.
Tonights episode, How to Buy a Child in Ten Hours, will look into the lives of Haiti's 300,000 estimated child slaves, and shock you with the ease that one can buy a child's life. Early reviews of the episode are saying that the piece is devastating, see a Good Morning America broadcast a teaser here. The episode, which shows ABC's Dan Harris traveling undercover to Haiti's capital Port-au-Prince to broker a deal to purchase a child, all in the matter of time most American's spend in their work day. It is all in a days work to enslave a child.
Earlier this year I brought you the post A Crime So Monstrous and Ending Slavery Shake DC to the Core, where you can see more on this book that will both engulf you into the seedy world of modern day slavery and shock you into action. Skinner's book is truely a must read for anyone with an ounce of moral fiber.
For more on the book please click here, where you can learn more on the plight of modern slavery. A portion of the proceeds from the book will go to Free The Slaves and Anti-Slavery International.
For more on the current situation of children in Haiti, please see my previous posts including; Haiti's Children the Poor of the Poor and Kidnapping and Violence on the Rise in Many Countries
