Film Review: Traces of the Trade: A story from the Deep North

Genre: Documentary, History

I went to watch a film called “Traces of the Trade a story from the Deep North” on February 26 at 7pm to 8:30pm. It was about slave trade from Africa during 1744. The story was talked by Katrina Brown who wanted to explore the history of her ancestors playing role in slave trade. There was probably 1000 Africans exchange by her ancestor. A lot of buildings and castles were built by African slaves. Katrina mentioned about Dewolf which was known as her ancestors’ family. Dewolf involved in trading slaves. She then went to Bristol to find the mystery of slave trade with her other relatives. All of them were surprised to know that 3 generations of family ancestors involved in slave trade. They decided to find out depression of slave trade by taking trip to Ghana. Ghana was a major slave exchange was known as Triangle Slave Trade. Katrina and her all relatives went to see prisons of slaves during that time and Africa’s ceremony. African people always celebrate the ceremony as the memory of their death ancestors who were slaves in the past. Katrina and relatives argued about how to apology to all Africans. They felt guilty and ashamed when seeing African people in Ghana because of commitment of ancestors. Trip was lasted for 3 weeks in Ghana about discussion and argument about slave trade. It was a sad and interesting story to know that Katrina and her relatives changed their ideas about slave trade. They had passion and felt guilt for what their ancestors had done and apologized to all African’s ancestors.