This is the story of a world whose borders and territories were drawn by the slave trade where violence subjugation and profit imposed their own roots slavery did not begin in the cotton fields of the us is a far more ancient tragedy that has been going on since the dawn of humanity from the 8th century onwards for over 1000 years africa was the epicenter of a global form of Human Trafficking the amount i would. My parents were abused by those with a fair complection or. Songhai for lani. To pull. Over 20000000 africans were deported traded and reduced to slavery this criminal system shaped our history and our world so expansive was its reach that for a long time it seemed impossible to fully explain its mechanisms. In this series we will journey back along the roots of the slave trade. The thing about the slave trade a key thing about the slave trade and i always would have to explain a store American Students who really would want to put it into a kind of an ethical human rights kind
so we want to bring in now, cnn s lucy kavanaugh, she is live for us in denver, what is the situation, lucy? well, alison, this is what not a lot of fun looks like. denver airport unfortunately leaving the airport a shunt in terms of flight delays and cancellations, more than 500 flights delayed, more than 468 flights canceled, 75% of those coming from southwest. and that is unfortunately not denver alone. those numbers reverberating. those delays reverberating across the nation. impacting travel all across the country. i wasn t anticipating a nightmare, but it became a nightmare, it did. christmas maybe over, but for thousands of passengers, the travel nightmare goes on. they canceled our flight. they said they can t help us. so we don t know what to do. southwest airlines at the top of the list for cancellations. the airlines ticketing counter at baltimore s airport is a zoo. denver s airport lines for the southwest to counter even longer. we have to wait in a l
flights canceled, 75% of those coming from southwest. and that is unfortunately not denver alone. those numbers reverberating. those delays reverberating across the nation. impacting travel all across the country. i wasn t anticipating a nightmare, but it became a nightmare, it did. christmas maybe over, but for thousands of passengers, the travel nightmare goes on. they canceled our flight. they said they can t help us. so we don t know what to do. southwest airlines at the top of the list for cancellations. the airlines ticketing counter at baltimore s airport is a zoo. denver s airport lines for the southwest to counter even longer. we have to wait in a line that was four hours, and we are still in line. and nobody is giving us any direction on what to line to get in. it is a total, you know what, show here. for those trying to call to rebook, good luck getting through. calling southwest, calling other airlines, they are nowhere to be found. actually got hung
president biden signaling back, we will. ahead this hour, a firsthand account of what it was like to treat victims here in uvalde. as you will hear it, this mass shooting is sadly not the force they responded to. speaking of calls for action, we ll speak to someone who says solving gun violence could start by convincing a new generation that they are safer without guns. welcome to a new hour of american voices. this sunday the city of uvalde remains and shocked struggling to find a way forward after 19 students and two teachers were killed inside robb elementary behind me on tuesday. the president just boarding marine one after meeting with first responders. he is now heading back to san antonio before heading back to delaware. earlier today president biden and the first lady were in town doing what they can to let uvalde know the nation is with them. president biden took the time to take in each of the victims pictures after the memorial behind me. clearly emotional. touchin
is sadly not the first, they responded to. and speaking of calls for action, that s because someone who solving gun crime once could start by convincing a new generation that they re safer without guns. welcome to a new hour of american voices. this sunday the city of uvalde remains in shock struggling to find a way forward after 19 students, and two teachers were killed inside robb elementary behind me on tuesday. the president, just warning remain first responders. he s now heading back to san antonio before heading back to delaware, earlier today president biden and the first lady in town doing what they can to let uvalde know the nation is with them, president biden took the time to take in each of the victims pictures at the memorial behind me, he bostic touching pictures stolen by americas mass shooting, the crowd nearby pleading for action join the president today greg abbott which was all about welcomed in open arms. there people jeering to their governor, looki