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Participate in a Live Video Conference on the Transatlantic Slave Trade Date: 26 March, 2010
Overview | Study Guide | Programme | More Information The transatlantic slave trade is a major element of global history. The forced movement of West African people across the Atlantic resulted in unprecedented forms of cruelty and subjugation, racism, inequality, shifts in cultural identity, a marked decline in the West African population and significant economic and agricultural developments in the Caribbean, Europe and the Americas. Little is known among the general public about the 400-year long transatlantic slave trade and its lasting consequences felt throughout the world, or of the contribution of slaves to the building of the societies that enslaved them. This lack of knowledge of history has had multiple negative effects. Most importantly, it has served to marginalize people of African descent across Europe and North and South America, as well as to normalize notions of superiority among some populations. On 26 March 2010, high school students assembled at UNHQ will have the opportunity to interact with peers around the world who have been studying the Transatlantic Slave Trade. Students from the following locations will be participating in the 26 March videoconference:
· Banjul, Gambia Some of the students are traveling on a replica of the Amistad which is retracing the Slave Trade Route. The Amistad will be in Havana, Cuba on 26 March where students on the ship will participate in the live videoconference. You can watch the entire event live via our webcast on the day of the conference. Students around the world will be able to participate 'live' by sending comments and questions to United Nations Headquarters in New York using a form which will be posted on the home page of the UN Cyberschoolbus during the videoconference. |
