Stripped of their clothes, their weapons confiscated along with their tools and musical instruments, the black slaves came with the images of their gods, memories and stories of their ancestors, the rhythms of their songs, their poetry and their moral, social and technological wisdom

The route of the slaves  is not an open wound we walk on;  it is a wound with a painful memory, But full of fruits 

The executioner always kills twice, the second time by means of silence  

The Center for Culture and History of Black Diaspora is developing a study abroad program in collaboration with the Foreign Study Program which explores the Roots / Routes of African diaspora population. Moving beyond "areas studies" or "country study"  the  Roots and Routes program focus on the African diaspora population as historical actors and subjects and their intersections with  many other diasporas in the Atlantic world.   The Roots / Routes study abroad program will be organized around particular historical and contemporary themes that highlight the interconnections, intersections and exchanges between and among African-descended populations and others. For more information about this program, please contact Professor Fassil Demissie, fdemissi@depaul.edu