Slavery reconciliation tour to start in Maryland

A group of African and European Christians will evoke the slave trade in 10 U.S. cities this fall, starting in Annapolis. White marchers
will wear chains on their hands and yokes on their necks while being escorted by black people, and everyone will wear T-shirts with a message of apology. The Lifeline Expedition is an effort to bring "reconciliation" and "healing" in Africa, Europe and North America through symbols of penitence, organizers said. "I believe that it helps, or potentially it helps, white people to think in a different way," said David Pott, who started the London-based organization to "reverse the damage" of the slave trade. It has held similar demonstrations in European cities linked to the 18th and 19th-century industry. [more ]