Marker honoring enslaved Africans dedicated in Boston
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2021-08-29 21:30
Marker honoring enslaved Africans dedicated in Boston
Posted: Aug 29, 2021 / 05:21 PM EDT / Updated: Aug 29, 2021 / 05:21 PM EDT A member of the Girlz of Imani dance troupe, from the OrigiNation Cultural Arts Center, throws carnations into Boston Harbor, Sunday, Aug. 29, 2021, in Boston, during dedication ceremonies for the Middle Passage Port Marker, not shown. The Middle Passage Port Marker is meant to acknowledge Boston's history of slavery and honor the Africans who survived or perished on the transatlantic voyage. The flowers were thrown in remembrance of those Africans who died in slavery or crossing the ocean as part of the slave trade.

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