The Wanderer survivors were among the last known groups of enslaved Africans smuggled into America, and their footsteps still echo along the Georgia coast and throughout America today. Their story brings into American history the experience of survivors such as Umwalla, who was born in Guinea, kidnapped, and enslaved in the American South. The UNESCO Slave Route Project, launched in 1994 as an international and inter-regional effort, addresses the history of the slave trade and slavery through intercultural dialogue, peace, and reconciliation, seeking to deepen understanding of this human tragedy, its causes, its consequences for societies today, and the cultural interactions born of this history. Its work centers on scientific research, educational materials, preservation of written archives and oral traditions, promotion of living cultures and contributions by the African diaspora, and preservation of sites of memory, with memorial heritage playing an important role in public education, national reconciliation, and social cohesion.