History: Lest We Forget -- The Triumph Over Slavery

"Our concepts of slavery and the slave trade have been shaped by the iconic images of these institutions that have been handed down to us over the years. They are images of helpless, defenseless victims of unthinkable cruelties,...of shackles and leg irons, long marches and of bound captives, and endless toil on sugar, tobacco and cotton plantations....Though victimized, exploited and oppressed, enslaved Africans in the Americas were active creative agents in the making of their own history, culture and political future. Studying their lives can reach us much about the potential people have for surviving and developing under dehumanizing conditions...and about living, surviving and winning in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds." -- from the website. <http://digital.nypl.org/lwf/flash.html>