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US slavery: Ghana marks 400th anniversary

04/08/2019 GMT

BBC World Service - Weekend, US slavery: Ghana marks 400th anniversary

How has the occasion been commemorated in Ghana, where many slaves’ journeys began?

Four hundred years ago, in 1619, the first recorded African slaves arrived in North America to work in plantations in English colonies. How has the grim occasion been marked in Ghana, where many slaves’ journeys began?

Also in the programme: we hear from the supermodel and activist Christy Turlington, chosen to appear on the cover of British Vogue by the Duchess of Sussex, on why she’s become so involved in the issue of maternal health.

(Picture: US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi delivers a speech at Ghana's parliament on July 31, 2019. Credit: AFP/Getty Images)

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