History from Below: Memorialization Projects
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The design of the memorial is a ship to represent the meaning behind the island. Bunce Island was a location where enslaved Africans were brought to be inspected before being brought over to the Americans. This island was one of the most profitable slave trading posts in the world.
Publication Date
2020
Publisher
Columbus State University
City
Columbus
Keywords
Bunce Island, Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade, Ships
Disciplines
History
Recommended Citation
Carney, Sharon; Colberg, Kristal; Watkins, Raven; and Jackson, Victoria, "Bunce Island" (2020). History from Below: Memorialization Projects. 22.
https://csuepress.columbusstate.edu/historyfrombelow/22
