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UNITED NATIONS

March 25, 2025

THE TRANSATLANTIC SLAVE TRADE

"WHY?"

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The Transatlantic Slave Trade:

A Shameful, Historic

"Crime Against Humanity!"

United Nations Secretary-General's Message on the

International Day of Remembrance

for the

Victims of Slavery & the

Transatlantic Slave Trade

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2025 THEME

“Acknowledge the past. Repair the present.

Build a future of dignity and justice.”

The transatlantic trade in enslaved Africans was a crime against humanity that resonates through history and continues to scar societies. Today, we remember the women, children, and men torn from their loved ones, forced to work in agonizing conditions, cruelly punished, and deprived of their dignity and human rights, and we recall their acts of resistance and demands for justice.

For more than four centuries, millions of Africans were kidnapped, trafficked, abused and dehumanized. This horrific enterprise rested on the destructive lie of white supremacy. And it saw many colonizers, corporations and institutions amass unimaginable wealth.

For too long, these unthinkable acts have remained unacknowledged, unspoken, and unaddressed, all as their legacies continue to shape our world. Many still benefit from the odious profits reaped from chattel slavery. Systemic racism has been embedded into institutions, cultures, and legal and other systems. Deeply rooted exclusion, racial discrimination and violence continue to undermine the ability of many people of African descent to thrive and prosper.

As the theme of this year’s International Day reminds us, acknowledging the horrors of the transatlantic slave trade is an essential step towards addressing the past, repairing the present, and building a future of dignity and justice for all. It is imperative to put in place reparatory justice frameworks that address this terrible history and its legacies. And we must end the evil of racism for good.

The human dignity of every person stands at the heart of the United Nations. We will always stand with everyone, everywhere to combat racial discrimination and hate, and to defend the human rights and dignity of all.

António Guterres

Learn more on the following web pages:

Florence Ifeoluwa Otedola, also known as DJ Cuppy, visits the Ark of Return at UN Headquarters. The memorial invites people everywhere to

contemplate the legacy of

the slave trade and to

fight against racism and prejudice today.

Courtesy, United Nations / Mark Garten

https://www.un.org/en/observances/transatlantic-slave-trade

https://www.un.org/en/observances/transatlantic-slave-trade/message

SEE ALSO:

The Ark of Return: a permanent memorial at the United Nations

Video Courtesy, United Nations

UNDERSTANDING THE

"LAWLESS PERPETRATORS"

WHICH COMMITTED THE

HORRIFIC CRIME OF

S L A V E R Y !

Courtesy, https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/slavery

HISTORIC QUESTION?

Did "Humanity" commit

acts of "Slavery?"

NO!

The "perpetrators of Slavery" had

set their sight on the capture,

deportment and brutal

enslavement of

"innocent Human beings"

as early as the year 1619

" . . . when the privateer The White Lion brought 20 enslaved Africans ashore in the British

colony of Jamestown, Virginia. The crew

had seized the Africans from the

Portuguese slave ship Sao Jao Bautista. . ."

Quote Courtesy, HISTORY

Learn more on the following web page:

https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/slavery

CRITICAL REMINDER:

If "Human Beings of Humanity"

"DID NOT"

commit heinous acts of

"institutionalized"

SLAVERY, then . . .

WHO DID?!

Courtesy, https://face2faceafrica.com/article/the-disturbing-account-of-a-black-baby-thrown-into-boiling-water-and-flogged-to-death-by-slave-ship-captain-in-the-1800s12

"Human Beings of Humanity"

[of every color, culture, shape and size]

have long-time been the

victims of the full spectrum

of mankind's heinous,

horrific

"Crimes Against Humanity!"

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S L A V E R Y :

Always ILLEGAL!

Always a heinous CRIME!

P E T E R .

H U M A N I T Y

" B R U T A L I Z E D "

" S L A V E R Y ! "

Courtesy, Louie Psihoyos/Corbis – http://www.theguardian.com/uk/2007/mar/15/race.past

Did you know that Slavery in the

United States existed long before

its founding in 1776?!

The Transatlantic Slave Trade "Brutalized and Victimized Humanity"

in a manner which was wholly illegal and inconceivably brutal!

Recent attempts to reclassify the crimes committed during

the Transatlantic Slave Trade - that is, attempts to disassociate

"Slavery" from the purpose of the Transatlantic Trade

is not only foolish in thought, it is an outright

insult to "HISTORY" itself and the

recorded numbers of "VICTIMS,"

[including generational descendants]

who were oppressed and subjected to the

intentionally prolonged, lawless cruelties and

aftermath of "institutionalized SLAVERY!"

As the world anticipates an exciting and prosperous future,

having already crossed the threshhold of the 21st Century,

and new Millennium, there is yet a tremendous

amount of unfinished business!

All that has been gained and prospered from the

Transatlantic Slave Trade has yet satistified the desired

fulfillment of "JUSTICE!" And as the world is now witnessing

around the globe, "CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY"

never goes unnoticed or unpunished, albeit hundreds of

years go by wherein the poorest and most vulnerable

and helpless of humanity remain

grossly violated and neglected.

As a matter of fact,

SLAVERY YET EXIST IN THE WORLD TODAY:

21st CENTURY " S L A V E R Y ! "

The world is progressing further into the future. And

stark realities lie ahead! No longer can the crimes

of the past be swept under the rug of

progress and forgetfulness!

The misconception that "progress equals forgetfulness"

is ludicrous: without a doubt this kind of short-term

memory loss has been the rule to follow when it comes

to the fulfilment of "JUSTICE concerning SLAVERY."

In reality, "JUSTICE" has yet to be satisfied for the whole

gamut of historic wrongs never made right. Only obvious

results that actually show evidence of "JUSTICE" at

work with tangible results made manifest in our

every-day physical world can truly satisfy the

thirst of "JUSTICE" concerning the range of

horrendous crimes committed during -

and as a result of - the infamous

"Transatlantic Slave Trade"

which lasted for several hundred years!

Slavery is a cruel and dehumanizing act of criminality.

As the dawning of the 21st Century brought forth a new light

that illuminates the pathway into the future, so has the

world as a whole awoken to the realization that

"SLAVERY" is a heinous crime:

A crime which must yet be

completely eradicated in every

place on a global scale with clearly

viable results that respect the "Human Rights" of

"ALL" yet enslaved while satisfying the demands of

"JUSTICE ITSELF!"

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ENSLAVED:

The Lost History of the Transatlantic Slave Trade

From March through August 2021, the Outreach Programme, together with the International Decade for People of African Descent, and with the support of Fremantle/ and Associated Producers Ltd./Cornelia Street Productions,

hosts screenings and discussions of the six-part series Enslaved:

The Lost History of the Transatlantic Slave Trade.

Text Courtesy, United Nations - Photo Credit Fremantel

Never should any part of the

Transatlantic Slave Trade

be lost, forgotten or

omitted from History!

Learn more on the following web pages:

https://www.un.org/en/rememberslavery/film/enslaved

https://www.un.org/en/observances/decade-people-african-descent

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Neither should any part of . . .

SLAVERY IN AMERICA

be lost, forgotten or omitted from History concerning . . .

THE WORLD'S GREATEST

FREE NATION!

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Image - Text Quote Courtesy, The Washington Post

Many Thanks to The Washington Post for having compiled

the first database of slaveholding members of Congress

by examining thousands of pages of census

records and historical documents.

Did you know that . . .

"More than 1,800 congressmen once
enslaved Black people. This is who they were, and how they shaped the nation."

Learn more on the following web page:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/interactive/2022/congress-slaveowners-names-list/

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SLAVERY IN AMERICA

While the American Revolutionary War for

"independence" forged ahead with its

future first President &

Founding Father,

George Washington at the helm,

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Learn more: https://www.revolutionarywarnewjersey.com/index.htm

the shameful stain of

slavery in America continued with

"institutionalized brutalities"

for many years to come.

THE CHARLESTON SLAVE MARKET

Courtesy, https://www.virginiamemory.com/online-exhibitions/items/show/401

The "horrific human sufferings of Slaves" were the "building blocks" of all who

flourished and prospered from the Transatlantic Slave trade.

Secret history of a northern slave state: How slavery was written into New Jersey's DNA

Courtesy L: https://www.salon.com/2015/07/29/secret_history_of_a_northern_slave_state_how_slavery_was_written_into_new_jerseys_dna/

Courtesy R: https://www.mattersmagazine.com/post/understanding-a-difficult-past

History of slavery in New Jersey

From the "southern slave markets" in

Charleston, SC to northern States, e.g. Bergen County, New Jersey -

"Slavery" was the way of life

for Slave owners and a

Nation proclaiming

"freedom to the whole world."

Learn more: https://www.montclair.edu/anthropology/research/slavery-in-nj/part-1/

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R E M E M B E R :

S L A V E R Y

i s a h e i n o u s

“Crime Against Humanity!”

THE WORLD MUST NEVER FORGET

THE VICTIMS OF THE

“TRANSATLANTIC SLAVE TRADE.”

And if any Nation, governing or organized

entity attempt to trivialize, set aside

and not recall the full spectrum

of the heinous horrors of

“SLAVERY,”

HISTORY itself shall bring forth

every evidence of facts: undeniable, lawless

inflictions committed against persons of

humanity. Thus, generations to come shall

forever be reminded of the cruelties and

brutalities of enslavement at the hands

of inhumane, tyrannical rulers which

“ i n s t i t u t i o n a l i z e d ”

the lawlessness of slavery

which yet occurs today

throughout diverse places

around the world – even in the

21st Century and new Millennium.

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L E A R N M O R E

Educational Database:

The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade

A Database on CD-ROM documents the forced

migration of an estimated 12 million

Africans from 1519 - 1867.

The CD-ROM database is a file of 27,233 Trans-Atlantic slaving

voyages which sailed from Africa to the Americas.

For more information on Cambridge's powerful research tool visit:

http://www.cambridge.org/us/features/0521629101/default.htm

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UNITED NATIONS

www.un.org

for allowing use of images, visuals and

print presented herein.

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A Database on CD-ROM documents the forced

migration of an estimated 12 million

voyages which sailed from Africa to the Americas.

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For more information on Cambridge's powerful research tool visit: