"The Ark of Return": The Permanent Memorial at the United Nations in Honour of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade (New York, New York) Ater, Renée 1965- Creator Leon, Rodney 1972- architect images photographs The Ark of Return serves as a memorial to honor the victims of slavery and the transatlantic slave trade. Constructed from white marble, the memorial is a triangular structure with clean geometric lines and faceted surfaces, giving it a modern yet solemn appearance. A triangular portal in the structure allows visitors to walk through the interior. At the entryway, a reflecting pool engraved with the words "Lest we forget" invites visitors to offer prayers and libations. Inside, a map highlighting the African continent is inscribed on the wall, with the words, "Acknowledge the Tragedy." Nearby, a robed statue of a human figure—sculpted from black Zimbabwean granite—lies horizontally within a triangular space carved into the wall. This figure symbolizes the millions of enslaved individuals, their suffering, and the triangular slave route. Beneath the figure, another inscription reads: "Consider the legacy." On the opposite wall, diagrams carved in low relief depict hundreds of enslaved people crammed inside a typical English slave ship, further emphasizing the brutal conditions endured during the Middle Passage. Memorial in white marble, a triangular structure with clean geometric lines and faceted surfaces; a triangular portal in the structure allows visitors to walk through the interior. "The Ark of Return": The Permanent Memorial at the United Nations in Honour of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade (New York, New York), Brown University Library March 25, 2015 2015-03-25 New York (N.Y.) CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Collection is open for research. the-ark-of-return-un-nyc-2022 Brown University Library, Center for Digital Scholarship, Box A, Brown University, Providence, RI, 02912, U.S.A., (http://library.brown.edu/)