Alliance Ethio-Française: Exhibition “Lest We Forget: The Triumph Over Slavery” - 04-14.06.15
UNESCO, the Alliance Ethio-Francaise and the French Center for Ethiopian Studies cordially invite you to the opening of the exhibition “Lest We Forget : The Triumph Over Slavery” from Thursday June 4th 2015 at 6:00 PM at the Alliance Ethio-Francaise.
The exhibition “Lest We Forget: The Triumph Over Slavery” offers an inspiring look at the cultural, political, economic and social practices that enslaved Africans developed while enduring the dehumanizing conditions of slavery; it has been displayed in different regions of the world since its creation in 2004 at the occasion of the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle against Slavery and its abolition.
The exhibition is unique in that it focuses less on enslaved Africans as victims and more on the ways in which they reshaped their destinies and place in history through the creation of distinct cultures. In addition, Lest We Forget explicitly demonstrates the huge economic impact of the slave trade and enslaved African labor on the development of the Americas and Europe and the concomitant disruption of Africa’s economic, political and social life. Some of the lasting cultural contributions explored include language, religion, music and institutions.
