Grey's Anatomy Star Donates 25K To Slave Trade Animation Project
Isaiah Washington, star of the TV series, GREY'S ANATOMY, has donated $25,000 to a CG animated project, which will chronicle the Atlantic slave trade, reports THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.
Last year, Washington formed a nonprofit foundation to help the people Sierra Leone, where the actor has traced his roots to .
"The stories of innumerable Sierra Leoneans that were forced into slavery have yet to be extensively told," Washington said. "I believe this project will begin to shed some much-needed light on the region, both past and present."
Joseph Opala and Gary Chatelain, professors at James Madison University, will direct film, which will center on the slave-trading castle on Bunce Island circa 1805. Opala and Chatelain plan to turn the project into an educational CD, which will allow students to virtual tour the castle and experience how the slaves lived.
"Our computer animation project will allow us to go beyond the imagination, and actually see how the Atlantic slave trade was carried out," Opala said.
Last year, Washington formed a nonprofit foundation to help the people Sierra Leone, where the actor has traced his roots to .
"The stories of innumerable Sierra Leoneans that were forced into slavery have yet to be extensively told," Washington said. "I believe this project will begin to shed some much-needed light on the region, both past and present."
Joseph Opala and Gary Chatelain, professors at James Madison University, will direct film, which will center on the slave-trading castle on Bunce Island circa 1805. Opala and Chatelain plan to turn the project into an educational CD, which will allow students to virtual tour the castle and experience how the slaves lived.
"Our computer animation project will allow us to go beyond the imagination, and actually see how the Atlantic slave trade was carried out," Opala said.
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