Replica slave ship in Africa on symbolic voyage
Date: Monday, December 10 @ 06:50:55 EST
Topic: African News
A replica of a 19th century slave ship, which became a symbol of the anti-slavery movement after kidnapped Africans rose up on board against their captors, arrived on Sunday in Sierra Leone.
Cheering Sierra Leoneans lined the docks to see the 39m schooner, topped with three billowing sails and the Sierra Leonean, US and Canadian flags, make its first stop in Africa since it set sail in June from New Haven, Connecticut.
The Amistad's voyage commemorates Britain's abolition of the transatlantic slave trade 200 years ago this year.
The ship has already stopped in Britain and Portugal on a voyage expected to last 14 months, retracing the routes of the slave trade between Europe, Africa and the Americas.
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