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Middle Passage Ceremonies and Port Markers Project Remembering Ancestors Our Mission The Middle Passage Ceremonies and Port Markers Project MPCPMP isa nonprofit taxexempt organization established in 2011 to honor the two million captive Africans who perished during the transAtlantic crossing known as the Middle Passage and the ten million who survived to build the Americas. Our Initiative involves Commemorating the nearly 12 million Africans involvedin the Middle Passage of the transAtlantic human trade Encouraging local communities to hold remembrance ceremonies at each of the 90 documented Middle Passage arrival sites in the United States of America Educating the community aboutthe vital contribution that Africans and their descendants made locally and nationally in the development of this nation Partnering with historical and cultural societies academic institutions churches visitor and tourist bureaus and community organizations to promote African Diaspora history and culture Researching and identifying all places of entry for Africans during the 350 years of the transAtlantic human trade Supporting the installation of historicmarkers to establish a permanent record honoring those who died and those who survived the Middle Passage Middle Passage Remembrance Ceremony The following video shows highlights from the Boston Middle Passage Remembrance Ceremony Remembering Ancestors The Middle Passage Ceremonies and Port Markers Project MPCPMPneeds your financial help to continue working with local communities in the U. S. on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts to commemorate African ancestors and to install Middle Passage history markers.