SLAVES REMEMBERED

A Memorial service was held in Queen Square to remember the millions of Africans who died as a result of the slave trade.
Bristol was chosen as location for the forth annual Africa remembranceDay because of the city's imvolvement as a slavery port .
Queens Square was identified as the home to s;ave traders in the controversial BBC drama series A respectable Trade.
People travelled from across Britain to attend the service, which was followed by three minutes of silence.
Bristol's Lord Mayor, Graham Robertson, attended tyhe event, which included guest speakers, poetry readings, singers and drummers. It was held on Saturday to coincide with emancipation day, which is held every year in the Caribbean.
Onyekachi Wambu, a member of the African Remembrance Committee, which organised the event , said: "We thought it was fitting to gather in Queen Square Because many of the merchants who grew wealthy from the slave trade lived here."
"It seemed a good idea to choose Bristol because of its high profile this year in  slavery issues, with screening on television of A Respectable Trade and the setting up of the city's slavery trail."
"I set up the remembrance day four years ago because it's important that we remember that lots of people perished and lost their freedom because of it."
"People say it happened a long time ago, but for African people, whenever they think about why they are here in Britain, they are acutely aware that it's because of slavery, so it still has a resonance."
Ray Sefia, a former city councillor and race issues campaigner, said: "I think there should be a national day of remembrance here in Bristol every year because Bristol accounted for 25 per cent of the transatlantic slave trade,"
"It's important we all come together and ensure that this aspect of all our histories is not forgotten and that it is neber allowed to happen again."