A crucial tool of the slave trade, shackles evoke an ugly part of America’s past

PHOENIX (AP) — Of the many cruel aspects of slavery, the shackles used to restrain and dehumanize over 12 million Africans across three centuries may be the most visceral tangible reminder. At the Roots 101 Museum in Louisville, Kentucky, shackles made 400 years ago in Ghana are among the many reli...

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