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25th Anniversary Legacy Campaign Year
commemorating the
Interfaith Pilgrimage of the Middle Passage: Healing the Wounds of Slavery

"All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood."  

Declaration of Human Rights,
United Nations

Crossing the Waters Institute for Cultural Exchange is an international organization that OFFERS OPPORTUNITIES FOR CULTURAL CONNECTIONS between the U.S. and the African Diaspora.

We work to INSPIRE NEW WAYS OF THINKING ABOUT AFRICAN CULTURE by creating sustainable partnerships with people in the African Diaspora through education, the arts, and healing.

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