FTS President on CNN: ‘Slavery known, but not understood’

FTS President Kevin Bales was featured on CNN’s Freedom Project last week, speaking a little bit about how he became an anti-slavery activist. “[Free the Slaves] ultimate goal is to end slavery on the planet,” Bales says. “I know it’s kind of like putting somebody on the moon, I understand it’s like wiping out AIDS […]
April 11, 2011

FTS President Kevin Bales was featured on CNN’s Freedom Project last week, speaking a little bit about how he became an anti-slavery activist. “[Free the Slaves] ultimate goal is to end slavery on the planet,” Bales says. “I know it’s kind of like putting somebody on the moon, I understand it’s like wiping out AIDS or wiping out smallpox, but if we can’t dream dreams like that, what’s the point of us being people?”

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