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The House of Slaves (Maison des Esclaves) and its Door of No Return is a museum and memorial to the victims of the Atlantic slave trade on Gorée Island, 3 km off the coast of the city of Dakar, Senegal.
Dakar: 1978 26; vi (cultural) The island, off the coast from Dakar, was a slave-trading centre on the African coast during the Atlantic slave trade period between the 15th and 19th centuries. At different points in time, it was ruled by the Portuguese, Dutch, English, and finally the French, under whom slavery was abolished.
[18] [19] Many public personalities visit the House of Slaves, which plays the role of a site of memory of slavery. In June 2013, President of the United States Barack Obama visited the building. The Dakar-Gorée Swim was launched in 1985 as a homage to the victims of slavery who displayed resilience by attempting to swim towards freedom.
International Slavery Museum, at the Merseyside Maritime Museum in Liverpool [13] Wilberforce House, part of the Museums Quarter of Kingston-upon-Hull [14] The Wake by Khaleb Brooks in London [15] (planned) The gravestone of 'Scipio Africanus' in Bristol [16] [17] Plaques for people compensated after the abolition of slavery in Bristol [18]
Would suggest "The architecture of the island, consisting of elegant houses of slave traders, fortifications, and warehouses where slaves were kept, reflects the mixture of influences" or similar. Would be worth noting whether the House of Slaves was a slave trader house or a warehouse.
Dakar (/ d ɑː ˈ k ɑːr, d æ-/ UK ... and the House of Slaves which is a museum dedicated to the Atlantic slave trade. Today, the island is also hosting the art ...
1960 – École de Dakar (art) movement active. [19] 1961 Dakar-Matin newspaper begins publication. Population: 374,700 urban agglomeration. [20] 1962 – House of Slaves (Gorée) museum opens. 1963 December: Political demonstration; crackdown. [8] Borom Sarret film released (set in Dakar). [21] 1964 - Dakar Grand Mosque built. 1966
The Henriette-Bathily Women's Museum (in French: Musée de la Femme Henriette-Bathily) is a museum which was located on Gorée, an island on the coast of Senegal, across from the House of Slaves museum. In May 2015, it moved to Dakar, at the Place du Souvenir Africain et de la Diaspora (Corniche Ouest).