A.P. story on Traces participants in Cuba
Posted April 1st, 2010 by James DeWolf PerryThe Associated Press has a story out about a return visit to Cuba by two DeWolf descendants featured in Traces of the Trade: A Story from the Deep North.
The story, “US family finds traces of slave-trade past in Cuba,” covers a just-completed trip to Cuba by Producer/Director Katrina Browne and historical consultant James DeWolf Perry, both of whom also appear in the film, along with Tulaine Marshall, who works with them at the Tracing Center on Histories and Legacies of Slavery.
On the trip, the trio visited the site of Mount Hope, a Cuban slave plantation owned by Perry’s fifth-great grandfather, James D’Wolf, the leading slave trader in U.S. history. They also held the Cuban premiere of Traces of the Trade, spoke at a number of public events, participated in activities surrounding the voyage of the Schooner Amistad to Matanzas and Havana, and reunited with Cubans who were in the film, advised the project, or were part of the Cuban crew during filming.
For more on the A.P. story and the visit to Cuba, see Perry’s blog, The Living Consequences.
