Harris and second gentleman Doug Emhoff visited the European-built castle on Tuesday ... the west coast of Africa that are remnants of the trans-Atlantic slave trade. The vice president, who ...

The vice president leaned into her heritage during a three-nation trip to Africa to strengthen ... called Cape Coast Castle, used for the slave trade in the 17th century. Those people, she added ...

Elmina Castle — located a short distance from Cape Coast — is another historical site central to the transatlantic slave trade. As the first European trading post in sub-Saharan Africa ...

one of many coastal buildings active during the transatlantic slave trade that forcibly removed 12.5 million people, mainly from Central and West Africa, and sent them to work across the Americas ...

Explore the rich culture, history and diversity of West Africa, and learn about the impact and the role that these countries played in the transatlantic slave trade. Trip Dates September 4 - 17 ...

Harris made a brief address from Cape Coast Castle, a 17th-century Swedish military ... the African Diaspora that descended from the slave trade and planted roots in the new world.

Thus, religious conversion had come to constitute a serious trade ... from Africa and the Diaspora. A unique library and manuscript collection. Archeological retrievals. An exhumed slave vessel.

Although the slave trade itself ended in the 19th century, its aftermath continues to cast a shadow over the societies, economies, cultures, and politics of Africa. One of the major consequences ...

Image Mr. Biden spoke about the legacy of the slave trade and the future of relations between America and Africa.Credit ... in 2023 visited the Cape Coast Castle in Ghana, a site used for ...

and other institutions and organizations in Africa and the US. “People talk about the slave trade; they talk about the millions of people who were transported, but it’s hard to really imagine ...

Scientists have created a groundbreaking map of strontium isotopes found across sub-Saharan Africa—which could ... displaced by the transatlantic slave trade. “Where were my ancestors?” ...

"It certainly wasn't Africa that came up with the idea of the slave trade, but their involvement was a response to an existing, increasing demand," Manning said. Historians estimate that nearly 1 ...