Memorial Ark of Return to commemorate victims of slavery unveiled

People observe the unveiled memorial, the Ark of Return, at the U.N. headquarters in New York on March 25, 2015, commemorating the victims of slavery and the Transatlantic slave trade. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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