Archivo etiqueta «Esclavitud»
By E. J. Dionne Jr. (THE WASHINGTON POST, 25/12/06):
“African Americans read their own collective experience into the agony and exaltation of Jesus. The story of the Christ child, blessed by God yet born in the shadow of poverty and violence, was their story. Jesus’ humble birth in antiquity signified the humble origins of African peoples in modernity. In his impoverished entry into the world, Jesus turned the tables on earthly valuations. Fulfilling the promise of the oracle that celebrates his advent in a stable, the hills of the privileged and the valleys of the humble are inverted, marking the … Seguir leyendo
By Ben Macintyre (THE TIMES, 29/09/06):
TONY BLAIR has apologised for Britain’s failure to relieve the Irish Potato Famine a century and a half ago, the Pope has half-apologised for offending Muslims after quoting a 14th-century Byzantine emperor and now John Prescott is preparing to apologise for the slave trade, abolished 200 years ago next year.
There is, of course, no limit to how retrospectively repentant we could all be. The Pope could apologise for the Crusades, we could say sorry for roasting Joan of Arc and the Italians could ask our forgiveness for the way their ancestors marched in … Seguir leyendo
By Naima Bouteldja, a researcher for the Transnational Institute and Stuart Hodkinson, a research fellow at Leeds University (THE GUARDIAN, 17/05/06):
In a political gesture that marks the beginning of a long-overdue apology for its role in what is arguably Europe’s greatest collective crime, France has this month held its first national day of remembrance for the victims of slavery. The official commemoration stems from the historic events of May 23 1998, when 45,000 people, mostly descendants of enslaved Africans born in the Caribbean, silently marched on the Place de la Nation in Paris to mark the 150th … Seguir leyendo
By Tristram Hunt, the author of Building Jerusalem: the Rise and Fall of the Victorian City (THE GUARDIAN, 25/03/06):
As befits the MP for Hull, John Prescott has assumed William Wilberforce’s mantle and placed himself in charge of next year’s 200th anniversary of the abolition of the trans-Atlantic slave trade in British ships.It promises to be a suitably august commemoration with an exhibition in Parliament Hall, renovated museums in Liverpool and Hull, and academic conferences. But if the anniversary is to have any lasting value, the heritage sector must say something more challenging about Britain’s multiracial past.
To historians … Seguir leyendo