Johnson: I visited a slave castle in Ghana. My blood is there

African Americans often refer to the African continent as the "motherland." My trip to Ghana included a tour of a slave ...
MassLive

Springfield pastor visits Ghana to trace origins of her ancestors.

SPRINGFIELD — The Rev. Terrlyn Curry Avery stood in the darkness of a dungeon beneath a castle in Ghana, the emptiness revealing how her ancestors must have suffered in that place. “Enslaved people ...
Ghana News Agency on MSN

Beyond the walls: How Elmina Castle mirrors past brutality, present responsibility

The first assault on the senses comes before a word is spoken. A damp, nauseating stench rises from the bowels of Elmina Castle, clinging stubbornly to ancient stone walls and narrow corridors. It is ...
Ghana News Agency on MSN

Local tourists urge renewed engagement with Elmina Castle, heritage sites

Some local tourists have called for renewed interest and deeper engagement by Ghanaians with the Elmina Castle and ...
Reuters

U.S. first lady Melania Trump lays wreath at slave castle in Ghana

CAPE COAST, Ghana (Reuters) - U.S. First Lady Melania Trump laid a wreath at a 17th-century slave fortress in Ghana on Wednesday, vowing never to forget where Africans were held before being shipped ...
insider.si.edu

African American reactions to the restoration of Ghana's "slave castles"

Extracted from: Public archaeology (London) 3 (4) 2004, pages 195-204. Illustrations. Explores the contradictory positions of African Americans and Ghanaians vis-a-vis the restoration of Elmina Castle ...