Ceremony remembers slaves who perished crossing the Atlantic
Saturday, June 9, 2007
CHARLESTON, S.C. -- Offerings of water, honey and rum will be poured along the shores of South Carolina and New York on Saturday, honoring the millions of Africans who died crossing the Atlantic during the slave trade.
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