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Blackbirds: Shackled inside the slave ships to Peru

Sunday 5 July 2020 | Written by Jonathan Milne | Published in Weekend

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Blackbirds: Shackled inside the slave ships to Peru
Tongareva's Wilkie Rasmussen looks back over his own family history, their ara tuakaha book. 20070243 / 20070241

As the world commemorates the abolition of slavery, leaders like Donald Trump and Scott Morrison have downplayed that brutal history. Yet there are Cook Islands families who still feel the pain.

As the world commemorates the abolition of slavery, leaders like Donald Trump and Scott Morrison have downplayed that brutal history. Yet there are Cook Islands families who still feel the pain.


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