1526 to 2021 = 495 years
Much attention has been given to the 1619 arrival of captive Africans to the English colony of Virginia, and rightfully so. However, that does not represent the full story of the North American continent’s Middle Passage history.
Adinkra Symbols
The Middle Passage Ceremonies and Port Markers Project selected the “sankofa” symbol as one component of its logo for many reasons. First of all it is the second most widely recognized adinkra symbol universally. It has particular meaning for this project because Professor Arthur in his work, Cloth as Metaphor (1999) states:
Sankofa – Go Back and Retrieve
Symbol of Wisdom, Knowledge and the People’s Heritage