Study Abroad Program In Ghana Looks At Both Sides Of Slave Trade

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Updated March 17, 2017

Sara Hoover, WHYY

Lehigh University students take a canopy walk at Kakum National Park during the summer of 2015. (Courtesy Miles Davis)

Lehigh University in Pennsylvania takes students to Ghana to learn about the trans-Atlantic slave trade.

The two professors in charge of the study abroad program come from different perspectives: one descended from slaves, the other’s ancestors helped the British trade slaves.

Sara Hoover (@smhooverville) of Here & Now contributor WHYY has our story.

This article was originally published on March 17, 2017.

This segment aired on March 17, 2017.

Study Abroad Program In Ghana Looks At Both Sides Of Slave Trade

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