History is a Destination
National African Museum Reframes History of Slavery in Angola By Anadolu Agency
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museum in Morro da Cruz, far from the Africa were taken from Ghana and Senegal, it hustle and bustle of Angola’s capital is known that more than 5 million came from Luanda, puts the history of slavery and how Angola, and a quarter of the approximately it disrupted the social fabric of the country under the spotlight. The National Museum of Slavery displays hundreds of items utilized in the slave trade. Although Angola has the third-largest economy among sub-Saharan African countries, the exploitative system and slave trade of Western countries, which inflicted heavy damage on the country Exhibit in the past, are cited Display as the biggest reasons why at least one-third of its population of approximately 30 Baptizmal cauldron million live in poverty. According to the records, a British pirate ship anchored at Point Comfort, Chesapeake Bay on the east coast of the U.S. in August 1619. There were more than 20 Angolans on board, who were forcibly detained from a Portuguese ship. The arrival of these Angolans in Virginia 400 years ago is considered the beginning of a slave trade that lasted for more than 200 years in the U.S. Although most of the slaves from 24 | ABA Publications | Africa TRAVEL | Nov 2021
