PDF-(BOOK)-Routes of Remembrance: Refashioning the Slave Trade in Ghana

Over the past fifteen years visitors from the African diaspora have flocked to Cape Coast and Elmina two towns in Ghana whose chief tourist attractions are the castles and dungeons where slaves were imprisoned before embarking for the New World This desire to commemorate the Middle Passage contrasts sharply with the silence that normally cloaks the subject within Ghana Why do Ghanaians suppress the history of enslavement And why is this history expressed so differently on the other side of the AtlanticRoutes of Remembrance tackles these questions by analyzing the slave trades absence from public versions of coastal Ghanaian family and community histories its troubled presentation in the countrys classrooms and nationalist narratives and its elaboration by the transnational tourism industry Bayo Holsey discovers that in the past African involvement in the slave trade was used by Europeans to denigrate local residents and this stigma continues to shape the way Ghanaians imagine their historical past Today however due to international attention and the curiosity of young Ghanaians the slave trade has at last entered the public sphere transforming it from a stigmatizing history to one that holds the potential to contest global inequalitiesHolseys study will be crucial to anyone involved in the global debate over how the slave trade endures in history and in memory. World War I. World . War 1 began on July 28, 1914 and lasted until November 11, 1918. . The two main sides were the Allies, which included France, Great Britain and Russia; . Germany . and . Austria-Hungary were the enemy. . This is How We. . Act Forward. The 2013-2014 Remembrance Scholars. The Scholarship. Established by Syracuse University to honor and remember the 35 students studying abroad, who were among the 270 men, women, and children killed in the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland on December 21, 1988.. (Continued). 03/10/13. Islamic Slave Trade? A misnomer?. If transatlantic trade has not been called “Christian slave trade”, then it would be more appropriate to use . Arab/. P. ersian slave trade . Barbara Anderson. African Studies Center, UNC-Chapel Hill. November 2013. b_anderson@unc.edu. . . http://africa.unc.edu/. . How did the trans-Atlantic slave trade begin?. Why did Europeans choose Africans?. Why do we need to remember one hundred years on?. Remembrance and the First World War . This . time of year is known as Remembrance Fortnight. This is when we remember all those who have lost their life due to war.. centenaries, (Day One). Why do we still need to remember events from so long ago?. Remembrance and the First World War. This is a poppy. Aren’t poppies beautiful. ?. Usually good things like flowers make us feel happy.. L/O – . To discover who benefited from the slave trade and to identify the arguments used to defend it. Starter. – . Which groups of people profited from the Slave Trade? Think about what was brought and sold. BY:Ruhan. Deepak Israni. WHY COCOA. ?. Cocoa.  is the chief agricultural export of . Ghana.  and the country's main cash crop. Behind Ivory . Coast,. Ghana.  is the second largest . cocoa.  exporter in the world. ... Although most . Credit given to: Holt, Rinehart, and Winston . Publishing for portions of this presentation. Reading Focus. Where did the Atlantic slave trade originate?. How did slavery evolve in the American colonies?. Forced removal of Africans. African culture became one of the important strands in the development of American civilizations.. Islam consolidated its position in sub-Saharan and east Africa. Most of Africa remain independent states. Ancient Ghana was located about 400 miles northwest of the modern day country of the same name.  When the modern country of Ghana won their independence, they took the name of a famous (and nearby) ancient kingdom - the kingdom of Ghana.. Tuesday, January 22nd. Take out your ISN to page 83 and answer the question in Preview 13. Tuesday, January 22nd. Journal #21. In your journal answer the following:. You are a trader heading into West Africa in about 1000. The caravan carries many goods, but the most precious is salt. Salt is so valuable that people trade gold for it! The gold traders never meet you face to face, though. You wish you cold talk to them to find out where they get their gold. Why do you think the traders are so secretive?. AP World History Notes: Chapter 15. The Atlantic Slave Trade. Lasted from about 1500 to 1866. About 12.5 million Africans taken from their societies. About 10.7 million made it to the Americas. About 1.8 million (14.4%) died during the transatlantic crossing. SILK ROAD. TRANS-SAHARAN. INDIAN OCEAN. I GOT THE HORSES IN THE BACK... AND SOME SADDLES & STIRRUPS TOO. the exchange of people, technology, religious and cultural beliefs, food crops, domesticated animals, and disease pathogens developed across far-flung networks of communication and exchange..