The Elmina and Cape Coast Slave Castles are always sad and heartwrenching, but a very necessary and crucial visit on our “Don’t Let Your History Be A Mystery” tour. We learn the about the cruel treatment and the fate of the captured Africans. The native Ghanians welcome us home. We offer a ceremony in honor of our stolen ancestors.
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| Caption: | THE DOOR OF NO RETURN AT ELMINA--LEADING THE AFRICANS TO THE SLAVE SHIPS...MANY JUMPED INTO THE ATLANTIC OCEAN RATHER THAN BOARD THE SHIPS. THE CAPTORS NARROWED THE EXIT TO ALLOW ONLY ON AFRICAN THROUGH AT A TIME. |
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| Date added: | 03-02-2010 |