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View fullsize The Fountain of Neptune in Bologna in the grand plaza.. from the 16th century. The logo for Maserati cars comes from the tip of that trident! 🔱

What I’m reading,
Winter 2026:

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slaves

Hyphenated and Unhyphenated

February 08, 2024
Tags: Japan, Brazil, museum, identity, African American, slaves
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Sing Amazing Grace

April 18, 2020
Tags: Sierra Leone, slaves, worship, church, music
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Freetown

March 24, 2020
Tags: Sierra Leone, city, language, poverty, war, slaves, infrastructure, street scene
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The Golden Prince

December 08, 2019
Tags: London, Royal Family, memorial, statue, slaves
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The Larger Story

April 17, 2019
Tags: Senegal, slaves, human rights, guide, museum
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From Slavery to Human Rights

April 16, 2019
Tags: South Africa, slaves, building, museum, human rights, sign
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Remembering Names

April 16, 2019
Tags: South Africa, memorial, names, museum, slaves
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Remembering, Reconnecting, Recollecting

April 15, 2019
Tags: South Africa, slaves, memorial, history, museum
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The Slave Lodge across from the Church

April 15, 2019
Tags: South Africa, slaves, architecture, building
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The Slave Lodge

April 15, 2019
Tags: South Africa, museum, slaves, church
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An Inverted Story of Slavery

April 13, 2019
Tags: South Africa, slaves, indonesia, map, museum
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Slavery and the Story of Robben Island

April 13, 2019
Tags: South Africa, slaves, Pan-Africa, map, story, sign, Senegal
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A Proposed Memorial

January 06, 2019
Tags: Senegal, slaves, Holocaust, memorial, monunent
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The Rupture

January 06, 2019
Tags: Senegal, monunent, slaves, UNESCO
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More to the Story

January 05, 2019
Tags: Senegal, slaves, Civil Rights, france, colonialism
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