Great social transformations—the end of slavery, the women's and civil rights movements, the end of colonial rule, the birth of environmentalism—all began with public awareness and engagement.

巨大的社会变革——奴隶制的结束，妇女和民权运动的开展，殖民制度的结束，环保主义的诞生——都因为公民意识觉醒和公民的参与才开始的。

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Luxuriant Burial has been a special social phenomenon in China, with a long history from the Slavery Society to the present times.

厚葬是中国的一种特殊社会现象，这一社会现象从奴隶社会开始一直延续到现在。

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The story tells about the social evil of slavery, seen through the eyes of an innocent child.

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Knox was founded in 1837 by anti-slavery social reformers, led by George Washington Gale, and today ranks as one of the top private liberal arts colleges.

WHITEHOUSE: Tina Tchen Delivers Commencement Address at Knox College

It only serves about 30 people, but it's the beginning of efforts to deal with slavery's social impact -- by giving slaves job skills, an education, the tools to create a viable life if and when they escape from their masters.

CNN: Slave master becomes an abolitionist

The memory of slavery and its lasting social effects sour race relations in Europe and America to this day.

ECONOMIST: Millennium issue: Slavery