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African Diaspora
Heritage Trail

Have students study the sites of
the African Diaspora Heritage Trail
African Diaspora Heritage Trail and have them choose a specific
individual site to study.
The Bermuda Department of Tourism and the international African Diaspora Heritage
Trail created a trail linking sites, monuments and museums which reveal the
history of the African Diaspora. These sites were officially designated as part of the ASSESSMENT
transnational heritage tourism initiative formed in 2001 and part of the UNESCO INDICATOR
Slave Route Project with the aim of protecting and educating the public about the
Students should visit the site of
heritage and culture of those belonging to the African Diaspora.
their choice, research and conduct
Trail Sites in Bermuda: interviews with experts if possible.
The report about the site could be
e Commissioner’s House, Dockyard
in the form of a written essay/article,
r Cobbs Hill Methodist Church, Warwick video, photographic collage, song
t Barr’s Bay Park, Pembroke or poem.
u Statue of Sally Bassett, City of Hamilton
i Verdmont Historic House, Smith’s

o Jeffrey’s Cave at Spittal Pond, Smith’s VOCABULARY
p Gibbet Island, Smith’s • Diaspora
a Lost at Sea Memorial, St. David’s • Transitional
s St. George’s Historical Society Museum • Heritage
d St. Peter’s Church, St. George’s • UNESCO
f Bermudian Heritage Museum, St. George’s • Migration
g Tucker House, St. George’s
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Pilot Darrell’s Square, St. George’s

For more information visit www.bermuda-attractions.com/bermuda2_000106.htm

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