In Remembrance of the Black Holocaust-Ghana 2000

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Dungeons of Ghana's Slave Trade
Female Slave Exit	Ghana's castles and forts offer concrete testimony to the drama and human history and stand as witness to one of the world's tragic-events- the Slave Trade. Cape Coast and El Mina has seen the passage of numerous foreign powers. Initially constructed as a small trading lodge in the 16'th century, the building was subsequently altered and enlarged becoming a substantial fort by 1637. It was later captured by the Swedes and named Fort Carolusberg, finally becoming a British possession in 1664. Cape Coast Castle, through which thousands of slaves were shipped to the Caribbean and the UnitedStates, became the seat of British colonial administration until 1877 when government offices moved to Christianborg Castle in Osu near Accra \|

Dungeons of Ghana's Slave Trade

Female Slave Exit

Ghana's castles and forts offer concrete testimony to the drama and human history and stand as witness to one of the world's tragic-events- the Slave Trade.
Cape Coast and El Mina has seen the passage of numerous foreign powers. Initially constructed as a small trading lodge in the 16'th century, the building was subsequently altered and enlarged becoming a substantial fort by 1637. It was later captured by the Swedes and named Fort Carolusberg, finally becoming a British possession in 1664. Cape Coast Castle, through which thousands of slaves were shipped to the Caribbean and the UnitedStates, became the seat of British colonial administration until 1877 when government offices moved to Christianborg Castle in Osu near Accra |

Picture And Scenes From The Cape Coast and El Mina Slave Dungeons
Gulf of Guinea	Male Slave Dungeon Entrance	Cape Coast Dungeon Entrance
Typical Slave dungeon entrance
Aerial view of Dungeonl	Female Slave Dungeon Entrance	Holding cell at El Mina Dungeons
Cannons of El Mina	In Memory of Ancestors	Remembering your History
Tour guide at El Mina		Wide angle view of CapeCoast Dungeon
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