Where enslaved Africans were once forced through the Point of No Return to unknown lands, their descendants are now returning ...

A fire at the Nottoway Plantation raises an important question: how do we treat locations with heinous histories?

Dakar, Senegal — Gorée Island, off the coast of Dakar, is a somber reminder of the transatlantic slave trade. Listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, it embodies both the duty to remember and ...

Gorée Island, a UNESCO World Heritage Site off Senegal's coast, stands as a powerful memorial to the transatlantic slave trade while balancing its role as a living community. The island's main ...

DAKAR, Senegal, Apr 22 2025 (IPS) - Gorée Island, off the coast of Dakar, is a somber reminder of the transatlantic slave trade. Listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, it embodies both the duty to ...

It's impossible to talk about my solo travel experiences without mentioning Senegal. In 2018 ... also conveniently close to the ferry to Gorée Island. This 170-foot bronze landmark in Mamelles ...

Anthony Goods Tour of Slave House on Goree Island Senegal And Th Posted: November 5, 2024 | Last updated: November 5, 2024 Disclaimer: The content presented here is for entertainment purposes only ...

The island of Gorée lies off the coast of Senegal, opposite Dakar ... Criterion (vi): The Island of Goree is an exceptional testimony to one of the greatest tragedies in the history of human societies ...

A UNESCO World Heritage Site, Gorée Island represents a significant but shameful part of Senegal’s history. It was once the largest slave trading center on the African coast. We spent our time on the ...

as well as the Museum of Black Civilizations and the ferry to historic Gorée Island. Manel Ndoye in his studio in Dakar, Senegal. On a mild afternoon in March, Diouf is on the grounds of the ...

Thousands of human beings passed through this small island some five kilometres from Dakar, Senegal, before being used as forced labour in American plantations. It is estimated that nearly a thousand ...