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"Slave Routes: A Global Vision" (1st excerpt)

30 March 2010

"Slave Routes: A Global Vision" (1st excerpt)

United Nations, New York, 26 March 2010 - This documentary has been produced by the UNESCO Slave Route Project. It was shown during the 3rd Annual Student Video Conference on the Transatlantic Slave Trade and its legacy at UN Headquarters in New York. This excerpt shows the role of Europeans in the oppressive and dehumanizing Transatlantic Slave Trade and the racism underlying the Slave Trade. Following the showing of the documentary an interactive dialogue between students in the USA, Europe, Africa, and the Caribbean took place. Theme: Expressing Our Freedom Through Culture. View the entire Student Conference (Real Media, 2 hours and 56 minutes): webcast.un.org International Day of Remembrance of Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade website: http://www.un.org From: unitednations Views: 15

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