U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Saturday spoke of the 'unspeakable cruelty' and enduring consequences of the trans-Atlantic slave trade, but said she was heartened by signs of progress and renewal in both the United States and Africa.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen attends a meeting at the General Delegation for Rapid Entrepreneurship of Women and Youth In Dakar, Senegal January 20, 2023. REUTERS/Ngouda DioneGOREE ISLAND, Senegal, Jan 21 - U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Saturday spoke of the "unspeakable cruelty" and enduring consequences of the trans-Atlantic slave trade, but said she was heartened by signs of progress and renewal in both the United States and Africa.
"Ultimately, Gorée Island reminds us that the histories of Africa and America are intimately connected," Yellen said after touring the island. "We know that the tragedy did not stop with the generation of humans taken from here." It was critical to tell the story of enslaved people, which "while full of suffering, is also full of perseverance and hope," she said, citing the important contributions of African American men and women to the U.S. economy and democracy.
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