BUT I ALSO THINK ABOUT THOSE THAT DID AND WHAT THEY ENDURED SO I SO THAT I AND SO THAT WE COULD BE HERE TO SHARE THESE STORIES THAT QUITE FRANKLY ARENT SHARED WITH US IN THE CONTEXT OF OUR AMERICAN EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM ORAL HISTORY HAS A LONG TRADITION OF BLACK COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE DIASPORA I WANT TO ARCHIVE THIS EXPERIENCE AND THIS JOURNEY IN A WAY THAT IS ACCESSIBLE VULNERABLE AND HOPEFULLY MEANINGFUL BECAUSE IT IS BEAUTIFUL TO BE WELCOME SO GRACIOUSLY TO GHANA WITH WELCOME ARMS 