Afua Cooper Exhibit Opens at UN Headquarters

By Neil Armstrong

An exhibition that historian Dr. Afua Cooper curated can now be viewed at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. This is its first international appearance.

It is Canada’s first national exhibit on the enslavement of Black people in Canada and is being hosted by the UN to commemorate the lost lives of the victims of Transatlantic slavery.

“A History Exposed: The Enslavement of Black People in Canada” will be on display until April 20.

The exhibition reveals more than two centuries of slavery in Canada under French and British colonial rule, examining the country’s involvement in the enslavement and trade of Africans within the larger system of the Transatlantic Slave Trade.

Created by the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 in partnership with Dr. Cooper and the Black Cultural Centre for Nova Scotia, the exhibition was inaugurated in 2024 and is scheduled to travel to nearly 20 locations across Canada through 2029.

Dr. Cooper has received many awards for her work and is a member of the International Scientific Committee of Routes of Enslaved Peoples, UNESCO; a recipient of the Order of Nova Scotia; and has written several books.

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