Sentences with phrase «atlantic slave ships»

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The Danish government has apologized to Ghana for its role in the slave trade which saw an estimated 12 million Africans including Ghanaians shipped across the Atlantic.

These visits, my naval experience, sailing my own yacht, and serving as one of the crew in a tall ship all inspired me to write A Fisher of Slaves, a tale of the Atlantic slave trade.

Central to the exhibition is a site - specific installation titled «Storm at Sea» in which the artist utilizes piano keys, an African sculpture and a glitter - covered ship to suggest motifs associated with the African American experience of the trans - Atlantic slave trade.

An arrangement of piano keys on the museum floor creates a visual experience that references turbulent ocean waves, splintered boards of a wrecked ship and slaves who lost their lives during the trans - Atlantic journey.