About twenty minutes ride from Dakar, the island of Goree,
deeply rooted in the history of the slave trade. From
the beginning of the sixteenth to the mid-nineteenth
century, men, women, and children were gathered on
this small piece of land, locked up in cells before
being shipped away to the New World.
The
island was seized by the Portuguese, the Dutch, the
French, and the British all of whom participated in the
trade. Forts and cannons attest of the island's violent
past.
Cannons
"La Maison
des Esclaves"
work out
Most of the buildings were used as warehouses or slaves'houses.
Some have been turned into museums. The most famous
is "La Maison des Esclaves"
which used to hold up to two hundred captives. Their
cells can be visited, as can be the apartment of the
slave dealers upstairs. From the "Door
of no Return" countless Senegalese caught
a last glimpse of their homeland before boarding the
slave ships.
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About twenty minutes ride from Dakar, the island of Goree,
deeply rooted in the history of the slave trade. From
the beginning of the sixteenth to the mid-nineteenth
century, men, women, and children were gathered on
this small piece of land, locked up in cells before
being shipped away to the New World. 
