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Sophia R.

Gorée Island: The Door of No Return and the Memory of the Atlantic Slave Trade

Gorée Island, just off Senegal’s coast, was a gateway to slavery for countless Africans. Its Door of No Return still opens onto the sea — a reminder of those who left forever, and of a history that cannot be forgotten.

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Gorée Island: The Door of No Return and the Memory of the Atlantic Slave Trade

Senegal

Slave islands, the Door of No Return, and a coastline where millions saw Africa for the last time. Senegal's history is the Atlantic world's open wound.
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