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Despite persistent wind and rain, both American and South African researchers held a memorial service for those slaves who lost their lives when the Portugese ship that was carrying them into bondage sank while heading to Brazil in 1794.
On Tuesday, presentations about the Sao Jose were held in front of researchers and journalists at the seaside home of former judge and anti-apartheid activist Albie Sachs. Divers headed to the water to scatter soil from Mozambique, where the ship had sailed from 221 years ago.
According to Iziko Museums, which are based in Cape Town, more than 400 African slaves were on board the vessel when it sank due to bad weather. About half the people on the ship died as a result.
Artifacts from the ship were recovered as recent as this year. Iziko Museums and Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture collaborated on the project.
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