Recognizing the knowledge gap that exists with regard to the consequences created by the slave trade and slavery, and on the interactions, past and present, generated among the peoples of Europe, Africa, Asia and the Americas, including the Caribbean,
确认在贩卖奴隶和奴隶制造成的后果方面，以及在欧洲、非洲、亚洲和包括加勒比在内的美洲各国人民之间过去和现在的互动方面，存在着知识空白，