The histories of #enslavement, #displacement and organised #theft are foundational to the modern world - the #UNdeclaration "calls on all nations to recognise what happened, teach its history honestly, and remember the victims"

How utterly disturbing that @EUCommission @Bundesregierung refused to do so... #Europe continuing on its exploitative trajectory, no lessons learned 😭

#history #culpability #reparations #europe #africa #ghana #EU #TransatlanticSlaveTrade #UN

https://theconversation.com/the-transatlantic-slave-trade-is-the-gravest-crime-against-humanity-why-the-un-declaration-matters-279218

The transatlantic slave trade is the gravest crime against humanity – why the UN declaration matters

Ghana’s resolution represents a decisive step in an ongoing effort of historical reclamation and political transformation.

The Conversation