UN declares slave trade ‘gravest crime against humanity’

The US opposed the resolution, saying it does not recognize a legal right to reparations for historical wrongs

The UN General Assembly has adopted a resolution led by Ghana declaring the transatlantic slave trade the “gravest crime against humanity,” despite opposition from several Western states, including the US.

The slave trade, which lasted from the 16th to the 19th century, uprooted an estimated 25-30 million Africans, who were...