St. Eustatius Afrikan Burial Ground Alliance
Afrikan History, Spirituality, Culture, Education and Consciousness
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Afrikan Burial Grounds St. Eustatius recognized by UNESCO
UNESCO has recognized the Golden Rock and Godet Afrikan burial sites in St. Eustatius, Dutch Caribbean, as significant sites tied to the legacies of enslavement. The St. Eustatius Afrikan Burial Ground Alliance initiated an application for nomination with UNESCO Netherlands in February 2022. UNESCO Paris headquarters officially announced the nomination during a ceremonial event on Wednesday, October 9th, 2024. We received a special mention for being the only community-led initiative; we couldn’t be more proud.
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About the St. Eustatius Afrikan Burial Ground Alliance (SE-ABG Alliance)
The SE-ABG Alliance came about as a result of the protests against the excavations on an 18th-century burial ground of enslaved Afrikans that were started by a team of international archaeologists in June 2021 in St. Eustatius (see www. change.org/LeaveOurAncestorsInPeace).
The protests were initially led by the political party Ubuntu Connected Front Caribbean. Located in St. Eustatius and with allies around the world, the St. Eustatius Afrikan Burial Ground Alliance broadened the scope of the struggle focusing on other Afrikan burial grounds in St. Eustatius such as the Afrikan Burial Ground Godet Plantation St. Eustatius (Godet/ Fort Amsterdam).
