who suffered the horrors of slavery. Over the next few minutes, we will recall various well documented aspects of the experiences of American slaves. At the end of each of these summarized experiences I will say the words we must : Immediately after I say, we must I would like you (each of you) to, in unison, say always remember . Let’s begin. To prevent the evils of slavery from being repeated we must: Always remember. To commemorate the suffering and the lives lost because of slavery we must: Always remember. For the first 20 enslaved Africans who arrived in the British colonies at Point Comfort near what is now Norfolk Virginia on August 20, 1619, we must: Always remember. For the 12 million humans from all walks of life whose lives were stolen from them when they were kidnaped from Africa we must: Always remember. For the Africans sold into slavery by other Africans we must: Always remember. For the 12 percent of human beings who suffered the deadly middle passage and did not survive the horrific voyage to America we must: Always remember. For the men, women, and children on slave ships, many of whom were kept naked and packed close together, with many shackled and chained we must: Always remember. For enslaved human beings who often worked from sunup to after sundown, 6 to 7 days a week often without food we must: Always remember. For the mothers and fathers who were separated from their children and sold on the auction blocks we must: Always remember. For the freedom fighters such as Nat Turner who fought to free enslaved people