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Door of Return (previously the Door of No Return) at Cape Coast Castle, Ghana. The Door of Return is an emblem of African Renaissance and is a pan-African initiative that seeks to launch a new era of cooperation between Africa and its diaspora in the 21st century. [1] The name is a reference to the "Door of No Return", a monument commemorating ...
English: The "Door of no return" through which the slaves left the castle when they were shipped away. It was not possible for any of them to ever return to their homeland. In July 2009, at his first official visit to sub-Saharan Africa President Obama visited the castle and symbolically passed through this door and then back to the caste.
This "gate of no return" was the last stop before crossing the Atlantic Ocean. [2] Cape Coast Castle, along with other forts and castles in Ghana, are included on the UNESCO World Heritage List because of their testimony to the Atlantic gold and slave trades.
Created Date: 8/30/2012 4:52:52 PM
What is now the House of Slaves, depicted in this French 1839 print as the House of signare Anna Colas at Gorée, painted by d'Hastrel de Rivedoux. A wall in the Museum: a mural depicting slaves being herded in the African bush by Europeans, a photo of Joseph Ndiaye with Pope John Paul II, a certificate from a US travel agency, and an aphorism – one of many that cover the walls – by Ndiaye.
The title of the episode, "Door of No Return", is a reference to the symbolic door that millions of Africans were pushed through when they entered a life of slavery through castles like this. [16] [17] Elmina Castle also featured prominently in the 2015 Danish film Guldkysten (Gold Coast). [18]
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