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10 Places to Absorb Slavery's Past

by Catherine Bodry (RSS feed) on Aug 17th 2007 at 1:00PM

Visiting places with dark pasts isn't as odd as it sounds -- in fact, it 's quite common. Lonely Planet picks up on this travel trend in their 2007 Bluelist, which examines the general popularity of tombs, graves, and memorials as destinations. Furthermore, the authors point out that Ground Zero and Auschwitz have become modern-day pilgrimage sites. "Dark Travel," as it's been coined, is incredibly popular.

USA Today recommends a few more non-cheery holiday stops in its article 10 Great Places to Absorb the Reality of Slavery. The article suggests that we should "celebrate freedom by remembering slavery," which is not bad advice. Without understanding slavery, how can we truly understand what it means to be "free"?

Sights include the Harriet Tubman Home and the Civil War and Underground Railroad Museum, as well as the Frederick Douglass National Historic Site.

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