Our Maafa (African Holocaust) African Americans were captured and transported from many tribal communities to this country as slaves. Maafa, a Kiswahili word meaning “great disaster”, has been used by Afrocentric scholars to refer to the era of slavery.

In the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 the people of that new found territory had the ability to decide to become a slave state or a free state. While they both became neutral states they were soon admitted to the union in the

Dallas Freedmens Memorial Cemetary – Freedman’s Town became a place where Blacks could establish homes, build churches, and feel safe. The area became part of Dallas in during the years after Reconstruction.

bktoatl: “ Our Maafa (African Holocaust) Husband consoles wife at the auction block. David Newton’s superb memorial guarantees that these souls will forever be remembered in the universally honored…

History of African Americans and Freedmen’s Memorial Park A part of the History of African Americans is found in Freedmen’s Memorial Park which commemorates a pre-Civil War burial groun…

African Americans – Husband consoles wife at the auction block. (This beautiful piece of art depicts man’s inhumanity to man that will be done away with under Kingdom rule.)

Our Maafa (African Holocaust) The goals of all Maafa SF Bay Area affiliates are ones which promote the holistic well-being of African people: mind, body and spirit.

David Newton, classically trained sculptor, transforms ordinary African Americans into unforgettable, timeless monuments of beauty. Husband consoles wife.