While listening to the Fresh Air interview of the Carolina Chocolate Drops fiddler/vocalist Rhiannon Giddens brought up the concept of "Sankofa", an Akan word meaning to "go back and take [from the past into the present/future]". This ancient saying came across with the slaves and its symbol (below) has been unearthed on slave graves in Manhattan.…

Added by Cap'n Tony on July 5, 2010 at 4:11pm — 2 Comments
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