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Senator James Sanders Jr. Commemorates 400 Years Since the Beginning of African Enslavement and the Fight For Freedom
Senator James Sanders Jr. (D-Rochdale Village, Far Rockaway) hosted a special event on August 30, 2019 entitled “A Tribute to the Ancestors,” which held directly outside the Black Spectrum Theatre on the lawn in Roy Wilkins Park in Jamaica.
It commemorated 400 years since the beginning of African enslavement in America and the continual fight for freedom. The event also highlighted the perseverance of Africans from 1619 to the present.
“We are here to honor these creative, industrious people, who despite being kidnapped and brought to our shores against their will, were resolute in their fight for human dignity and equality,” Sanders said. “I trust that our ancestors will find some solace in us marking the occasion as we continue the resistance.”
