ATAC TO HOLD A GRIM MEMORIAL ON THE 395 "anniversary" of Chattel Slavery on August 20

By Gloria Dulan-Wilson

You know, you can really never know enough about our history as Black people in this world.  The reason for this is that so much of it was obscured, distorted and destroyed by those who kidnapped us from our Motherland, forced us into chattel slavery, then during modern times either tried to cover it up and pretend it never existed; blame the victims by saying that Africans sold themselves into slavery, to a half a million other lies and cover ups.

But ATAC - Avenging the Ancestors Coalition, of Philadelphia, PA - has not only been keeping the records straight, notifying us of these events, that have been plowed under with our ancestors; but they've also made a concerted effort to commemorate these events as much as possible.

Below is an excerpt from an email notification I received from them earlier on August 19:

"To All,      American slavery was born 395 years ago on August 20, 1619.      Accordingly,  The Ancestors Coalition (ATAC) will hold a "Silent Mourning & Libational Trek" on Wednesday, August 20, 2014 at 6:00 p.m., beginning at the Sixth and Market site of the President's House/Slavery Memorial and ending at the Front and Market site of the London Coffee House/Slave Auction historical marker. Sincerely, Avenging The Ancestors Coalition (ATAC) 215-552-8751 www.avengingtheancestors.com"

 

395 years ago!! In Virginia, where the "aristocratic Brits" were either too lazy or too dumb to realize that they had to work or they would not eat, some even more greedy, lazy group, who had not been able to coerce or threaten the Indian population into slavery, brought the first ships of African men and women over on the Middle Passage to be forced to do the work these ignoramuses couldn't and wouldn't do.  And, unfortunately, the rest is history ( more often his-story, than ours).  

 

Interestingly enough, Philadelphia still has these commemorative sites here.  What better time to show our ancestors our gratitude for their sacrifices than to participate in this Trek today, August 20.  Bring your children, friends, associates, loved ones. Show that not only have we not forgotten, that moving forward we will honor their drive to make life better for us as well.  

 

 (ATAC) 215-552-8751 www.avengingtheancestors.com"

 

 

 "Silent Mourning & Libational Trek" on Wednesday, August 20, 2014 at 6:00 p.m.,

For the uninitiated, I'm sharing ATAC's website: 

Home Events/Releases Michael Coard Writes In the News About ATAC Join ATAC Links Contact Us PRESIDENT WASHINGTON ENSLAVED 316 BLACK MEN, WOMEN, & CHILDREN IN VIRGINIA & TRANSPORTED 9 OF THEM TO AMERICA’S FIRST “WHITE HOUSE” IN PHILADELPHIA AT THE CURRENT SITE OF THE NEW LIBERTY BELL CENTER AT 6TH & MARKET. IN ORDER TO EXPOSE THE TRUTH, AVENGING THE ANCESTORS COALITION (ATAC) WAS FOUNDED IN 2002 & LED THE SUCCESSFUL 8 YEAR BATTLE FOR A SLAVERY MEMORIAL AT THE SITE. ON DECEMBER 15, 2010, THIS HISTORIC SLAVERY MEMORIAL/ PRESIDENT’S HOUSE PROJECT OPENED TO THE PUBLIC. IT WILL FOREVER HONOR THE ENSLAVED 9 & ALL OTHER BLACKS WHO WERE ENSLAVED IN AMERICA. FOR THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS, ATAC HAS JOINED WITH THE D'ZERT CLUB TO PUSH PHILADELPHIA'S PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM TO FULLY ADOPT AND IMPLEMENT THE LATE DR.EDWARD ROBINSON'S INFUSION CURRICULUM WHICH EMPHASIZES WORLD HISTORY AND THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF AFRICANS.

Calendar 02/24/2013: Mumia: Long Distance Revolutionary FILM 3/1/2014: Bethel Burying Ground Meeting at African-American Museum April 1, 2013 from 7-8.30 pm: Gil Scott-Heron Celebration 2013 10/17/2012: Justice of Trayvon Martin Foundation 03/30/2014: The Help List 2014 5/21/2013: MICHAEL COARD'S 2013 PRIMARY ELECTION RECOMMENDATIONS 10/21/13: 10/21/13 Meeting Agenda February 2, 2014: SNOW CANCELLATION: Briefing-Heeding Cheyney's Call/Harrisburg February 2, 2014: Heeding Cheyney's Call-SNOW CANCELLATION April 5, 2014 @ 10 am: Urgent Bethel Burying Ground Meeting April 5, 2014 : RIP Dr. Walter P. Lomax, Jr. 1933- 2013 2/18/2014: ATAC Agenda 2/17/2014 4/1/14 7 pm: 2014 Gil Scott Heron Celebration Third Monday of Every Month: ATAC Meeting, 7pm at the Zion Baptist Church at Broad & Venango Streets, Philadelphia Every Wednesday (noon) and Sunday (noon) WURD 900AM: Michael Coard's "Radio Courtroom" » Events Archives Michael Coard's Writings How 3,000 Desecrated Black Graves Were Found, and Saved, in South Philly MICHAEL COARD'S 2013 PRIMARY ELECTION RECOMMENDATIONS "Daniel and the Djembe Drum" May 25, 2013 NIGGER/NIGGA March 14, 2014 We Did It They Hid It 2014 » Michael Coard Archives Awareness Help List 2014 We Did It They Hid It 2014 Cheyney Reply to 10-3-2013 Governor's Office Letter Solutions In The Battle for Justice For All Trayvons Pennsylvania Hall: The Dream We Must Fulfill Never Forget, But Do Avenge Jesse Washington's Lynching Red Light Camera Ticket Defenses A Black Love Revival 24 Hour Four Step Black Power Movement Petition: Exonerate Marcus Garvey Know Your Rights-National Lawyer's Guild Athletes Support Muhammad Ali Facebook Removed This Photo From a Philadelphia Lawyer's Facebook Page Transcript of Mr. Fountain Hughes, formerly enslaved man Trayvon Martin: Murdered Twice "To My Old Master" - letter Ms. Williams-Bolar: Demand pardon Donate Shoes! Keep Gil Scott-Heron Alive Photo of Emmett Till » Archives In the News... Not guilty! No charge! (JOSEPH SLOBODZIAN, philly.com) Violent Arrest Caught On Video (foxphilly.com, video) What Everyone Should Know About Trayvon Martin (Judd legum, ThinkProgress.org) Faulty video screens at President's House being replaced (Stephan Salisbury, Philadelphia Inquirer) PHA revises development plans to honor historic Germantown burial ground (Kristen Mosbruckeri, NewsWorks) » News Archives Resources Help List: Legal & Govt Service Resources Free Internet & Much More! We Did It — They Hid It President's House President's House Quilts Exhibition Pics(4/11) Construction Pics Michael Coard's Grand Opening Speech, 12/14/10 The "Black" Eye on George Washington's "White" Houseby Michael Coard "The Meaning of July Fourth for the Negro" by Frederick Douglass, 7/4/1852 Bid 'Em In Video Videos and Radio President's House Opening Michael Coard Emanuel Kelly Karen Warrington Sarah's Story Reburial of the Slavery Memorial/President's House Mumia Speaks:12/2012TempleScreening.mp3 ATAC (Avenging the Ancestors Coalition) ATAC is a broad-based coalition of historians, activists, attorneys, elected officials, religious leaders, media personalities, and other tax-paying voters — descendants of the victims of the greatest holocaust in the history of humankind. ATAC has the active support of Black (and other) elected officials throughout Pennsylvania. What Have We Done? ATAC spearheaded a letter-writing campaign, garnering over 15,000 signatures. ATAC held large and vocal demonstrations annually, usually on July 3, from 2002-2007, in connection with the Slavery Memorial/President's House project. In October 2003, ATAC helped secure $1.5 million from Mayor John Street of Philadelphia toward funding the Slavery Memorial/President's House project. ATAC provided substantial documentation to U.S. House Appropriations Committee member Congressman Chaka Fattah of Pennsylvania who was instrumental in securing an amendment to the Interior Department's 2003 budget requiring the National Park Service to develop plans for the Slavery Memorial/President's House site, including an "appropriate commemoration" of the nine enslaved African descendants there. In August 2005, primarily through the efforts of Congressman Fattah along with the assistance of Congressman Robert Brady of Pennsylvania, $3.6 million in federal funding was made available for the site and the commemoration. Read ATAC Position Paper This website is the primary reason that ATAC made history so quickly. And Doug Heller- our original and remarkably ingenious webmaster and now one of our most beloved spiritual ancestors- was the brains behind it. We therefore dedicate this website to him. We also thank and acknowledge Zion Baptist Church (Broad and Venango Streets) for allowing us to gather there for our meetings, to organize, and to honor the ancestors. ### NOW THAT YOU KNOW, WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO ABOUT IT? Stay Blessed &  ECLECTICALLY BLACK Gloria Dulan-Wilson

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