Grades: 9-12
Length: 1/30 Minute
Rights: Perpetuity with Duplication and Distribution
Internet: http://www.whro.org/benin

Noble Desire, a one-hour program, features the historic efforts of a small west African country’s quest for reconciliation. Benin’s President, Mathieu Kerekou, invited representatives of slave merchants as well as victims of the African diaspora to participate in an event where apologies were made for the role of their ancestors in the Atlantic Slave Trade. Europeans and Americans also attended and sought forgiveness from displaced Africans. Three hundred people attended including the President of Ghana, nearly 50 African Kings, two members of the U. S. Congress, delegations from several European nations, and members of the African diaspora.  Discussion guide is available at www.whro.org/benin.

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Tuesday  2/17/09 3:00-3:30 a.m.