Acclaimed Actor Danny Glover Attends Bermuda's African Diaspora Heritage Trail Conference

Acclaimed Actor Danny Glover Attends Bermuda's African Diaspora Heritage Trail Conference

HAMILTON, Bermuda, Sept. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- This past weekend, acclaimed actor Danny Glover visited the pink-sand beaches and turquoise waters of Bermuda, as he played a central role in the planning conference of the African Diaspora Heritage Trail. Mr. Glover addressed the delegates and stressed the importance of honoring the sites of the African Diaspora Trail and educating visitors of the significant culture and history that exists in Bermuda and other areas of Africa, the Caribbean and America.

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-- The African Diaspora Heritage Trail Planning Conference --

The African Diaspora Heritage Trail Planning Conference was held on Thursday, September 22 - Saturday, September 24, 2005, at the Wyndham Bermuda Resort & Spa. For some years now, there has been a growing worldwide interest among persons of African descent in tracing their ancestry. The conference was attended by delegates from across the globe, including leading academics and three African tourism ministers. Located at the crossroads between Africa, the Caribbean and North America, Bermuda was proud to offer itself as the meeting place for the African Diaspora Heritage Trail Planning Conference. People of African ancestry whether in Bermuda, the Caribbean or the U.S., are, of course, all descendants of the African Diaspora propelled by the advent of transatlantic slavery. All of these strands link a common history and a common heritage that are now being honored and commemorated.

Bermuda developed the African Diaspora Heritage Trail to identify, conserve and promote historic sites linked with the development and progress of people of African descent in Bermuda, and to market tourism activities related to these sites in the international marketplace.

The delegates of the conference came to Bermuda with a shared vision that The African Diaspora Heritage Trail be expanded to link historic and cultural sites in countries of the Diaspora in the Caribbean and elsewhere in the Western Hemisphere so that potential visitors can follow the overall route and be properly informed of the sites of significance.

While in Bermuda, the delegates of the planning conference were invited to the sites of the trail, marked by special commemorative plaques to preserve for posterity the historical significance of the site, including:

* Site of the slave ship Enterprise

* The historic Slave Graveyard at ancient St. Peter's Church (circa 1612)

* The Crow Lane site of the execution of Sally Bassett, a slave revolt leader

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CONTACT: Lisa O'Neill-Hill, Account Supervisor of Lou Hammond & Associates, +1-212-891-0214, or fax: +1-212-891-0200, for the Bermuda Department of Tourism

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