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Visit http://www.unesco.org/webworld/news/2001/010125_slavetrade.shtml



A UNESCO website presenting its Slave Trade Archives Project, which was 
established within the framework of its «Memory of the World» Programme, is 
now online. Funded by the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation 
(NORAD), the project is concerned with the access to and preservation of 
original archive materials relating to the transatlantic slave trade.

The project takes place within the context of UNESCO’s «Slave Route» Project 
which examines slave trade and its economic and political impact. As a basis 
for further studies and as part of the world common bondage of history, slave 
trade original records are elements of great importance and must be ensured 
adequate preservation and improved access. 

An important starting element of the Slave Trade Archives Project is a 
questionnaire to identify archives and other institutions holding slave trade 
related material, and to establish a clear picture on the conditions of 
conservation of and access to these documents. A detailed project programme 
will be drawn up from the results of the survey. 

Please visit http://www.unesco.org/webworld/news/2001/010125_slavetrade.shtml 
fill out the questionnaire and add your entry.



Nkechi Agbakoba
Coordinator Slave Trade Project,
Bosboom Toussaintraat 77
3314 GB Dordrecht
The Netherlands
tel.:   31 78 6133023
fax:        31 78 6492388
email:  nfagbakoba@cs.com

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