United Nations Slavery Memorial

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United Nations Slavery Memorial

I did include a shot of this piece in a previous post but on seeing it again and looking at it in more detail I decided to do a post of it on its own.

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Here is a shot of the full memorial with the United Nations flag flying in the background

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This Statue is known as the United Nations Slavery Memorial and is also known as the memorial to Honor the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade and is a permanent installation and came from various resolutions adopyed by the UN General Assembly.

It was designed by Haitian-American architect Rodney Leon and unveiled on March 25th 2015.

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This portion of the memorial is very emotional to see, and to me depicts the harsh conditions many poor slaves suffered while being transported.

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And another shot of this memorial from another angle.


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I can't say I'm really a huge fan of the modern look...but the body is certainly powerful. The sharp edges do kind of draw your vision to it...then you see what's inside... So I guess it works.

YEs i must admit this is the first time I really had a good look at it, and it is quite powerful a memorial

Philippines is one and part member of it

Yes indeed it is

I am glad the UN has a memorial built to remember NO Slavery. We humans should be treated equal. Thanks for Sharing.

Yes I totally agree with you

Wow. the slave really shocks you. powerful memorial

yes indeed, when you look at it closely it is such a powerful memorial

Awesome photographs my friend.. beautiful memories..
Nice post my friend..

Thanks for your visit and support

Wow, that is pretty powerful. Thanks for sharing this. I was definitely there long before this was unveiled so it is cool to see what has been created.

Yes indeed I found it so powerful and Somber

A nice touch to put a body inside as it creates a great emphasis JJ. Blessings!

YEs I thought that really adds so much and make sit such an emotional memorial

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