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Teach them that slavery did not begin their history but interrupted their history. In other words, connect them with their legacy. Connect them with their real past.

— Dudley Joseph Thompson

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Recognise God's presence in the person of every human being, whatever his status in life, and take a resolution for the enhancement of human dignity.

Speak out and follow up actively and fearlessly so as to establish a more balanced and just society both nationally and internationally.

Not only are they wicked for enslaving our ancestors but, worse, they have stubbornly and consistently refused to confess their crime against humanity.

Nobody can grant you freedom. They can recognise the freedom you should have had from birth.

Reparation must, as far as possible, wipe out all the consequences of the illegal act and re-establish the situation which would, in all probability, have existed if that act had not been committed.

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