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Sunday, January 21, 2007
A Memorial to African Slaves
These statues in Le Diamant, on the island of Martinique pay tribute to African slaves who died in a shipwreck in 1830. A new book Lose Your Mother by Saidiya Hartman traces their journey along the Atlantic Slave Route.
These statues in Le Diamant, on the island of Martinique pay tribute to African slaves who died in a shipwreck in 1830. A new book Lose Your Mother by Saidiya Hartman traces their journey along the Atlantic Slave Route.
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