Ceremonies Honor Slaves Who Died Crossing Atlantic
Augusta Chronicle, The › August 03, 2007
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Offerings of water, honey and rum will be poured along the shores of South Carolina and New York on Saturday, honoring the millions of Africans who died crossing the Atlantic during the slave trade.
Middle Passage Remembrance Day, held on the second Saturday in June, recalls those whose graves are marked only by unbroken waves.See the full content of this document
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Ceremonies Honor Slaves Who Died Crossing Atlantic
"We must, we must, honor our ancestors," said Tony Akeem, who has for 18 years organized the remembrance at Coney Isl...
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