Pre Boyd holds family friend Ny’shae Hyslop, 4, as they throw roses into the Thames River in honor of African slaves on the Speedwell during a Middle Passage Ceremony at Amistad Pier in New London Sunday, July 17, 2022. The site was dedicated as a UNESCO Slave Route Project Site of Memory in light of documentation which reveals the arrival of the slave ship Speedwell in New London on July 17, 1761. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)
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Adwoa Bandele-Asante, with P.E.A.C.E. Works Group LLC, says a prayer as she preforms the libation ceremony during a Middle Passage Ceremony at Amistad Pier in New London Sunday, July 17, 2022. The site was dedicated as a UNESCO Slave Route Project Site of Memory in light of documentation which reveals the arrival of the slave ship Speedwell in New London on July 17, 1761. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)
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Members of NIA Arts bow their heads in prayer before preforming during a Middle Passage Ceremony at Amistad Pier in New London Sunday, July 17, 2022. The site was dedicated as a UNESCO Slave Route Project Site of Memory in light of documentation which reveals the arrival of the slave ship Speedwell in New London on July 17, 1761. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)
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Preonna Boyd-Cannon, Miss Mashantucket, preforms a blessing of the landsduring a Middle Passage Ceremony at Amistad Pier in New London Sunday, July 17, 2022. The site was dedicated as a UNESCO Slave Route Project Site of Memory in light of documentation which reveals the arrival of the slave ship Speedwell in New London on July 17, 1761. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)
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Attendees take photos of plaques, one for the Amistad and a new one for the Speedwell, following a Middle Passage Ceremony at Amistad Pier in New London Sunday, July 17, 2022. The site was dedicated as a UNESCO Slave Route Project Site of Memory in light of documentation which reveals the arrival of the slave ship Speedwell in New London on July 17, 1761. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)
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EvaE Peart, with NIA Arts, smiles with preforming a traditional African dance during a Middle Passage Ceremony at Amistad Pier in New London Sunday, July 17, 2022. The site was dedicated as a UNESCO Slave Route Project Site of Memory in light of documentation which reveals the arrival of the slave ship Speedwell in New London on July 17, 1761. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)
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Members of NIA Arts preform a traditional African drum piece during a Middle Passage Ceremony at Amistad Pier in New London Sunday, July 17, 2022. The site was dedicated as a UNESCO Slave Route Project Site of Memory in light of documentation which reveals the arrival of the slave ship Speedwell in New London on July 17, 1761. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)
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H.P. Khader, with the Islamic Center of New London, throws a rose into the river in honor of a enslaved African on the Spedwell during a Middle Passage Ceremony at Amistad Pier in New London Sunday, July 17, 2022. The site was dedicated as a UNESCO Slave Route Project Site of Memory in light of documentation which reveals the arrival of the slave ship Speedwell in New London on July 17, 1761. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)
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William Hamilton, with Middle Passage Ceremonies and Port Markers Project, speaks during a ceremony at Amistad Pier in New London Sunday, July 17, 2022. The site was dedicated as a UNESCO Slave Route Project Site of Memory in light of documentation which reveals the arrival of the slave ship Speedwell in New London on July 17, 1761. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)
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Dancers with NIA Arts, from left, EvaE Peart, Shayla Caldwell and Nik Hartfield preform a traditional African dance during a Middle Passage Ceremony at Amistad Pier in New London Sunday, July 17, 2022. The site was dedicated as a UNESCO Slave Route Project Site of Memory in light of documentation which reveals the arrival of the slave ship Speedwell in New London on July 17, 1761. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)
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